What's happening
This bill requires health care providers to report cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections to state and local health authorities.
Why it matters
Earlier detection and tracking of antibiotic-resistant infections. By mandating immediate culturing, laboratory testing, and reporting of suspected MRSA cases, this bill aims to catch outbreaks sooner, possibly limiting their spread in healthcare settings.
Enhanced public health response. The requirement for hospitals and labs to report MRSA cases to state and local health officials could allow for faster, better-coordinated responses and targeted interventions to control infection rates.
Increased accountability for healthcare facilities. By involving facility administrators and directors of nursing, the bill ensures that leadership is informed of every suspected or confirmed MRSA case, potentially driving improvements in infection control practices.
Comprehensive surveillance. The new reporting requirements are in addition to existing laws, meaning this bill seeks to fill gaps in current surveillance and provide more detailed data on MRSA infections for public health authorities.
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Report Drug-Resistant Infections
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6985
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 28, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH, GALEF, HOOPER, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring health care providers to report cases of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title VIII to read as follows:
TITLE VIII
METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS
AUREUS Section 2180. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; duty to
report.
§ 2180. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; duty to report. 1. (a) Upon considering that the infection of a patient in a hospital, nursing home or other health care facility is resisting antibiotic treatment, and is or may be methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, the prescribing physician or other prescribing person authorized by law to make a medical diagnosis, shall immediately arrange for culturing and laboratory testing of such infection, and for apprising the facility's administrator and its director of nursing of the case.
(b) Upon issuing its findings, the laboratory shall send a copy thereof to the commissioner.
(c) Upon the patient's discharge or death, the facility shall promptly report the case to the commissioner.
2. The commissioner shall promptly forward such report to the health commissioner of the municipality where such infection occurred. When cases of such infection occur in a municipality not having a health
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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commissioner, such reports shall be forwarded directly to the district health officer.
3. Such report shall contain such information concerning the case as shall be required by the commissioner.
4. The requirements of this title shall be in addition to the requirements of section twenty-eight hundred nineteen of this chapter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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