Requires hospitals and residential health care facilities to have a three-month supply of personal protective equipment in stock on the premises; requires the department of health to conduct an annual audit of the availability of such personal protective equipment in hospitals and residential health care facilities.
Requires the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations requiring nursing homes and residential health care facilities to test all residents of such nursing homes and residential healthcare facilities for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Establishes training and registration requirements for patient care technicians; requires training programs to be conducted by hospitals, residential health care facilities, home care services agencies, degree and non-degree granting institutions of higher education, or any other entity approved by the commissioner to conduct such a program; provides such training shall include, but not be limited to an overview of the roles and responsibilities of patient care technicians in hospitals, residential care facilities and the home care environment, an overview of various patient care services provided in hospitals, residential care facilities and the home care environment, and the legal scope of practice for patient care technicians; defines terms.
Requires reporting on the status of issues at residential health care facilities to the state long-term care ombudsman.
Requires reporting on the status of issues at residential health care facilities to the state long-term care ombudsman.
Increases the personal needs allowance for residents of certain residential health care facilities from fifty-five dollars to one hundred dollars per month.
Requires health care facilities to report incidents of a sexual offense to the departments of health and education.
Requires health care facilities to report incidents of a sexual offense to the departments of health and education.
Relates to the purchase of personal protective equipment and medical supplies produced or manufactured in the state of New York.
Relates to the purchase of personal protective equipment and medical supplies produced or manufactured in the state of New York.