New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01558

Introduced
1/10/25  

Caption

Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient, including communicating with facility staff regarding the needs of the patient, providing emotional stability and company, and requesting additional care or a change in the care plan.

Companion Bills

NY A05702

Same As Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient, including communicating with facility staff regarding the needs of the patient, providing emotional stability and company, and requesting additional care or a change in the care plan.

Previously Filed As

NY A02641

Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient, including communicating with facility staff regarding the needs of the patient, providing emotional stability and company, and requesting additional care or a change in the care plan.

NY S04809

Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient, including communicating with facility staff regarding the needs of the patient, providing emotional stability and company, and requesting additional care or a change in the care plan.

NY A02117

Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.

NY S00311

Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.

NY A04927

Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.

NY S03610

Requires certain information about the facility and what types of plans and procedures such facility has in place to be provided to prospective maternity patients.

NY A05576

Requires certain information about the facility and what types of plans and procedures such facility has in place to be provided to prospective maternity patients.

NY A05449

Provides for regulations to require general hospitals to allow personal caregiving visitors for patients.

NY S07769

Requires medical records to be made available to patients in an electronic format through a web portal and in a format that allows patients to save records to their own device.

NY A08961

Requires medical records to be made available to patients in an electronic format through a web portal and in a format that allows patients to save records to their own device.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.