What's happening
This bill requires the New York Department of Health to report on inspections of health facilities and clinics, including unaccredited centers.
Why it matters
Increases transparency about health facility oversight. by requiring detailed reporting on inspections, including which centers are regularly checked and which may be operating without recent scrutiny.
Highlights gaps in accreditation and regulation. by distinguishing between facilities accredited by the Joint Commission and those that are not, as well as between licensed diagnostic and treatment centers and other facilities legally providing medical procedures.
Could identify potentially under-regulated clinics. since the report will include information on facilities that perform surgeries or procedures but are not held to the same inspection or accreditation standards, spotlighting areas where patient safety oversight might be lacking.
May inform future policy or enforcement actions. by giving lawmakers and the public a clearer picture of the current inspection landscape, potentially leading to reforms or increased resources for health facility inspections and regulation.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5643
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT requiring the department of health to prepare a report on the inspection of certain health facilities and clinics within the state of New York
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The department of health shall prepare a report concerning the inspection of health facilities and clinics in the state of New York. Such report shall include the following:
1. The number of diagnostic and treatment centers licensed by the department of health. In this section, diagnostic and treatment centers shall mean any diagnostic and treatment centers regulated by Part 755 or Part 756 of Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
2. The number of facilities that are not defined as diagnostic and treatment centers, but can still legally perform medical procedures and surgeries in the state of New York.
3. The date of the most recent inspection performed by the department of health of each diagnostic and treatment center that is not accredited by the joint commission. For purposes of this paragraph, the term joint commission shall mean the independent, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1951, which sets standards, accredits and evaluates health care organizations and programs in the United States.
4. The date of the most recent inspection performed by the department of health of each clinic or facility that is not defined as a diagnostic and treatment center, but can still legally perform medical procedures and surgeries in the state of New York, and is not accredited by the joint commission.
§ 2. The commissioner of health shall deliver such report to the governor and all legislative conference leaders no later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09764-01-9
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