New York Assembly Bill A06682 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6682 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- 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 Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of health shall prepare a report concerning 2 the inspection of health facilities and clinics in the state of New 3 York. Such report shall include the following: 4 1. The number of diagnostic and treatment centers licensed by the 5 department of health. In this section, diagnostic and treatment centers 6 shall mean any diagnostic and treatment centers regulated by Part 755 or 7 Part 756 of Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. 8 2. The number of facilities that are not defined as diagnostic and 9 treatment centers, but can still legally perform medical procedures and 10 surgeries in the state of New York. 11 3. The date of the most recent inspection performed by the department 12 of health of each diagnostic and treatment center that is not accredited 13 by the joint commission. For purposes of this paragraph, the term joint 14 commission shall mean the independent, not-for-profit organization, 15 founded in 1951, which sets standards, accredits and evaluates health 16 care organizations and programs in the United States. 17 4. The date of the most recent inspection performed by the department 18 of health of each clinic or facility that is not defined as a diagnostic 19 and treatment center, but can still legally perform medical procedures 20 and surgeries in the state of New York, and is not accredited by the 21 joint commission. 22 § 2. The commissioner of health shall deliver such report to the 23 governor and all legislative conference leaders no later than one 24 hundred eighty days after the effective date of this act. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09732-01-5