New York A 2149: Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services

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A02149 Summary:

BILL NOA02149 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00360

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSREpstein, Levenberg, Hevesi, Simon, Shimsky, Tapia, Lunsford, Burroughs, Forrest, Alvarez,
 Santabarbara, Steck, Taylor, Kelles, Torres

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §206, Pub Health L

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Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.

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BILL NOA02149 

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01/15/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2149

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding review
 of correctional health services and health care staffing at correc-
 tional facilities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 26 of section 206 of the public health law, as
 2 separately amended by chapters 45 and 322 of the laws of 2021, is
 3 amended and a new subdivision 26-a is added to read as follows:
 4 26. (a) The commissioner [is hereby authorized and directed to], in
 5 consultation with the commissioner of addiction services and supports in
 6 relation to subparagraph (x) of this paragraph, shall review any policy
 7 or practice instituted in facilities operated by the department of
 8 corrections and community supervision, and in all local correctional
 9 facilities, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section two of the
 10 correction law, regarding:
 11 (i) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[,] and acquired immunodeficien-
 12 cy syndrome (AIDS)[,];
 13 (ii) hepatitis C (HCV)[, and];
 14 (iii) COVID-19[, including the prevention of the transmission of and
 15 the treatment of such infections and diseases among incarcerated indi-
 16 viduals];
 17 (iv) emerging infectious diseases;
 18 (v) women's health;
 19 (vi) transgender health;
 20 (vii) chronic health conditions including but not limited to asthma,
 21 diabetes, and heart disease;
 22 (viii) health care services for individuals fifty years of age or
 23 older;
 24 (ix) discharge planning of health care services including planning for
 25 discharges requiring residential placement or long-term care services;
 26 and
 27 (x) substance use disorders.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00615-01-5

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 1 (b) Such [review] reviews shall be performed at least annually, and
 2 shall focus on whether such [policy or practice is] policies or prac-
 3 tices are consistent with current, generally accepted medical standards
 4 and procedures used to prevent the transmission of and to treat those
 5 infections and diseases among the general public. In performing such
 6 reviews, in order to determine the quality and adequacy of care and
 7 treatment provided, department personnel are authorized to enter correc-
 8 tional facilities and inspect policy and procedure manuals and medical
 9 protocols, interview health services providers and incarcerated indivi-
 10 dual-patients, review medical grievances, and inspect a representative
 11 sample of medical records of incarcerated individuals known to be
 12 infected with any such infections or diseases. Prior to initiating a
 13 review of a correctional system, the commissioner shall inform the
 14 public, including patients, their families and patient advocates, of the
 15 scheduled review and invite them to provide the commissioner with rele-
 16 vant information.
 17 (c) Upon the completion of such review, the department shall, in writ-
 18 ing, approve such policy or practice as instituted in facilities oper-
 19 ated by the department of corrections and community supervision, and in
 20 any local correctional facility, or, based on specific, written recom-
 21 mendations, dire