New York A 5062: 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)

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A05062 Summary:

BILL NOA05062 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSREachus

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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).

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BILL NOA05062 

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02/11/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5062

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT requiring the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and
 regulations requiring nursing homes and residential health care facil-
 ities to test all residents of such nursing homes and residential
 health care facilities for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

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

 1 Section 1. Within 14 days after the effective date of this act, the
 2 commissioner of health shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring
 3 nursing homes and residential health care facilities to test all resi-
 4 dents of such nursing homes and residential health care facilities for
 5 the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within 7 days after a member of the
 6 staff or another resident of such nursing home or residential health
 7 care facility tests positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and
 8 shall subsequently be tested 30 days thereafter.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03963-01-5

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