What's happening
This bill requires physicians and hospitals in New York to collect and record the school name and address of school-aged patients during registration or admission.
Why it matters
Improved Public Health Tracking. By requiring schools to be listed in medical records, health officials can more quickly identify and respond to disease outbreaks or health trends that may affect specific schools or student populations.
Enhanced Coordination Between Schools and Healthcare Providers. Having school information in patient records enables faster communication with schools in the event of medical emergencies, immunization issues, or follow-up care needs.
Support for Student Health Initiatives. The data could help state and local agencies better target health programs, resources, or interventions to schools where patterns of illness or healthcare needs are identified.
Privacy and Administrative Considerations. Collecting and storing school information raises questions about data privacy, potential administrative burdens on healthcare providers, and the need for clear guidelines on how this information is shared or protected.
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Record Schools for Hospitalized Kids
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Sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Amended on third reading 6023b
- Amended on third reading 6023a
- Ordered to third reading cal.227
- Advanced to third reading cal.254
- Reported
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Record Kids’ School at Admission
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Roxanne J. Persaud
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6023--B Cal. No. 227
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, BARRON, COLTON, COOK, TAYLOR, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, HYNDMAN, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading -- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring physicians and hospitals to obtain the name of the school attended by school-aged patients and to include this information in their admission registration forms
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 230-f to read as follows:
§ 230-f. Registration requirements. Every physician shall inquire and document as part of his or her patient registration, the name and address of the school attended by such physician's school-aged patients and include such information in the patients' medical registration form.
§ 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2805-aa to read as follows:
§ 2805-aa. Admission registration requirements. All general hospitals shall inquire and document the name and address of the school attended by school-aged patients upon admission, and include such information on the hospitals' admission registration form.
§ 3. This act shall take effect one year after the date upon which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02521-05-0
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