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S06731 Summary:

BILL NOS06731 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08435

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRHINCHEY, MYRIE, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2832, Pub Health L

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Provides for the designation by a general hospital of persons to identify infectious disease processes, conduct surveillance and epidemiologic investigations, and develop plans to prevent and control the transmission of infectious agents within general hospitals.

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BILL NOS06731 

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03/21/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6731

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, HINCHEY, MYRIE, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the employment of
 persons to function as infection preventionists in certain general
 hospitals

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2832 to read as follows:
 3 § 2832. Infection preventionists. 1. For the purposes of this section,
 4 the terms:
 5 (a) "infection preventionist" shall mean a person designated by a
 6 general hospital to identify infectious disease processes, conduct
 7 surveillance and epidemiologic investigations, and develop plans to
 8 prevent and control the transmission of infectious agents within general
 9 hospitals.
 10 (b) "professional" shall mean a person licensed or certified pursuant
 11 to title eight of the education law.
 12 2. A person shall not function as an infection preventionist in a
 13 general hospital and a general hospital shall not employ or otherwise
 14 contract for the services of an infection preventionist unless such
 15 person meets one of the following:
 16 (a) (i) has successfully passed an exam from a nationally accredited
 17 infection prevention and epidemiology accrediting organization; and (ii)
 18 holds and maintains certification in infection prevention and control
 19 from a nationally accredited infection prevention and epidemiology
 20 certification organization; or
 21 (b) provides evidence that such person was employed or otherwise
 22 contracted for the services as an infection preventionist in a general
 23 hospital for a cumulative period of one year, occurring within four

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11240-01-5

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 1 years immediately prior to the effective date of this section. In furth-
 2 erance of this paragraph, any contractor or employer of persons func-
 3 tioning as an infection preventionist on the effective date of this
 4 section shall confirm in writing to each employee or contractor their
 5 employment in a capacity functioning as an infection preventionist in a
 6 general hospital as of the effective date of this section; or
 7 (c) is a student or intern performing the functions of an infection
 8 preventionist if such student or intern is under the direct supervision
 9 of an appropriately certified infection preventionist and is functioning
 10 within the scope of the student's or intern's training.
 11 3. An infection preventionist who does not meet the requirements of
 12 paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section shall have thirty-six
 13 months from the date of hire to obtain the infection preventionist
 14 credential outlined in paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section.
 15 4. A general hospital may employ or otherwise contract with a person
 16 who does not meet the certification requirements required above to func-
 17 tion as an infection preventionist in a general hospital if:
 18 (a) after a diligent and thorough effort has been made, if such gener-
 19 al hospital is unable to employ or contract with a sufficient number of
 20 qualified infection preventionists who meet the requirements of this
 21 section;
 22 (b) such general hospital makes a written record o