New York Assembly Bill A05662 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5662 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the nurse safety work act The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 2831 to read as follows: 3 § 2831. Nurse safety work act. 1. This section shall be known and may 4 be cited as the "nurse safety work act". 5 2. Hospitals will be required to implement safety procedures to ensure 6 that hospital staff is never alone with a patient unless: 7 (a) the staff member has a tracking device that can be used to signal 8 for assistance; or 9 (b) additional hospital staff is within a close distance or range and 10 is able to hear and assist a co-worker's call for help. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08116-01-3