New York A 5909: Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability

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A05909 Summary:

BILL NOA05909 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJackson

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Add §404-d, amd §436, Gen Bus L

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Requires certain businesses licensed to practice appearance enhancement, cosmetology, and/or barbering provide adequate handwashing facilities and such facilities are used between clients; requires gloves be provided.

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BILL NOA05909 

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02/24/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5909

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
 certain businesses licensed to practice appearance enhancement, cosme-
 tology, and/or barbering provide adequate handwashing facilities and
 such facilities are used between clients

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 404-d to read as follows:
 3 § 404-d. Sanitary rules. 1. All businesses licensed under this article
 4 shall:
 5 (a) be maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of
 6 the state sanitary code, except in the city of New York where the city
 7 health code shall apply, and all licensees or persons employed or
 8 engaged therein or in connection therewith shall comply with the
 9 provisions of such rules.
 10 (b) ensure adequate handwashing facilities are provided and maintained
 11 and keep in good repair in or adjacent to toilet rooms. Such handwashing
 12 facilities shall include: (i) running hot and cold or tempered potable
 13 water; (ii) where self-closing or metering faucets are used, such
 14 faucets provide a flow of water for at least fifteen seconds without
 15 need to reactivate the faucet; (iii) steam mixing valves are prohib-
 16 ited; (iv) in new construction or extensively altered installations, a
 17 mixing valve or combination faucet with hot and cold or tempered water;
 18 (v) hand cleaning soap or detergent with a sanitary storage receptacle;
 19 (vi) individual single-service towels, warm air blowers or clean indi-
 20 vidual sections of continuous cloth; (vii) waste receptacles; and (viii)
 21 signage developed by the department in conjunction with the department
 22 of health in English, Spanish, and Chinese which indicates that hand

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03424-01-5

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 1 washing is mandatory before returning to work. Such handwashing facili-
 2 ties shall be used between clients.
 3 (c) provide gloves approved by the department in conjunction with the
 4 department of health to employees. Such gloves shall be discarded and
 5 replaced when switching clients or when punctured, torn, or damaged.
 6 2. No business licensed under this article shall have handwashing
 7 facilities which use steam mixing valves or common towels.
 8 § 2. Section 436 of the general business law, as amended by chapter
 9 499 of the laws of 1961, is amended to read as follows:
 10 § 436. Sanitary rules. 1. All barber shops shall:
 11 (a) be maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of
 12 the state sanitary code, except in the city of New York where the city
 13 health code shall apply, and all licensees or persons employed or
 14 engaged therein or in connection therewith shall comply with the
 15 provisions of such rules.
 16 (b) ensure adequate handwashing facilities are provided and maintained
 17 and keep in good repair in or adjacent to toilet rooms. Such handwashing
 18 facilities shall include: (i) running hot and cold or tempered potable
 19 water; (ii) where self-closing or metering faucets are used, such
 20 faucets provide a flow of water for at least fifteen seconds without
 21 need to reactivate the faucet; (iii) steam mixing valves are prohib-
 22 ited; (iv)