Requires each state-operated facility that delivers health care services which is operated and licensed pursuant to the mental hygiene law, the education law, the correction law or section 504 of the executive law and which requires two or more registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to be present within the facility at any given time.
Impact
The enactment of S08083 is expected to have significant implications for facilities that provide health services. By stipulating clear guidelines for clinical staffing plans, it seeks to mandate the involvement of nursing professionals in staffing decisions. The bill also requires oversight and transparency in staffing practices, which will be compiled into publicly accessible reports. This may represent a shift in the accountability of healthcare facilities, as they will have to demonstrate compliance with established staffing norms and respond to complaints regarding staffing inadequacies.
Summary
Bill S08083 aims to amend the Public Health Law regarding nurse staffing requirements in state-operated healthcare facilities and general hospitals across New York. It emphasizes the establishment and maintenance of clinical staffing committees in each facility to ensure appropriate nurse staffing levels, thereby aiming to enhance patient safety and quality of care. The bill highlights that sufficient staffing can reduce errors, complications, and injuries, as well as improve the retention of nurses through safer working conditions and better job satisfaction.
Contention
While many health professionals support the bill for promoting patient safety and care quality, some concerns have been raised regarding the operational feasibility for facilities, especially critical access hospitals. Opponents argue it may impose burdensome requirements that could complicate staffing logistics. The requirement for clinical staffing committees, which includes frontline healthcare providers as active participants, could also lead to tensions between administrative decisions and staff needs. Therefore, how these committees reach consensus and implement staffing plans could become a critical point of contention in practice.
Same As
Requires each state-operated facility that delivers health care services which is operated and licensed pursuant to the mental hygiene law, the education law, the correction law or section 504 of the executive law and which requires two or more registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to be present within the facility at any given time.
Expands health care services provided by telehealth to include services delivered through a facility licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law that is eligible to be designated or has received a designation as a federally qualified health center, including those facilities that are also licensed under article thirty-one or article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.
Expands health care services provided by telehealth to include services delivered through a facility licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law that is eligible to be designated or has received a designation as a federally qualified health center, including those facilities that are also licensed under article thirty-one or article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.
Permits certain registered pharmacy technicians to assist a licensed pharmacist in preparing prescriptions in facilities licensed pursuant to articles twenty-eight or thirty-one of the public health law, or a pharmacy owned and operated by such facility, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist employed by such facility.
Permits certain registered pharmacy technicians to assist a licensed pharmacist in preparing prescriptions in facilities licensed pursuant to articles twenty-eight or thirty-one of the public health law, or a pharmacy owned and operated by such facility, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist employed by such facility.
Enacts the nurse licensure compact allowing licensing for registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses to be recognized by party states even if such license was issued by another state.
Requires inmates in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an inmate shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility.
Requires inmates in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an inmate shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility.
Provides doula services at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to retain an organization to make at least two doulas at any given time available to provide doula services twice a week, for four hours, at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities that house incarcerated individuals who identify as female, as well as to provide doula services during labor and delivery, upon request.
Requires each state-operated facility that delivers health care services which is operated and licensed pursuant to the mental hygiene law, the education law, the correction law or section 504 of the executive law and which requires two or more registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to be present within the facility at any given time.