New York S 2518: Relates to the appointment of election inspectors and poll clerks

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S02518 Summary:

BILL NOS02518 

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MATTERA, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, STEC, WEIK

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Directs the commissioner of health to conduct an investigation of the department's performance, compliance and enforcement of applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives or executive orders, with respect to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes, adult care facilities, and assisted living residences, and to propose a pandemic response plan for future disease outbreaks.

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BILL NOS02518 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2518

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MATTERA, OBER-
 ACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, STEC, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT directing the commissioner of health to conduct an investigation
 of the department's performance, compliance and enforcement of appli-
 cable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives or executive
 orders, with respect to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in nursing
 homes, adult care facilities, and assisted living residences; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
 of

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

 1 Section 1. 1. As used in this act, the following terms shall be
 2 defined as follows:
 3 a. "Department" shall mean the department of health of the state of
 4 New York;
 5 b. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of health of the state
 6 of New York;
 7 c. "Nursing home" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined
 8 in subdivision 2 of section 2801 of the public health law;
 9 d. "Adult care facility" shall have the same meaning as defined in
 10 subdivision 21 of section 2 of the social services law;
 11 e. "Assisted living residence" shall have the same meaning as defined
 12 in subdivision 1 of section 4651 of the public health law, as added by
 13 chapter 2 of the laws of 2004;
 14 f. "Step-down facility" shall refer to a COVID-19 only nursing home,
 15 adult care facility, or assisted living residence established by the
 16 department of health, consistent with executive order 202.81 of 2020 to
 17 receive medically stable, but persistently positive COVID-19 nursing
 18 home, adult care facility, or assisted living residence eligible
 19 patients transferred from an article 28 licensed facility until such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04337-01-5

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 1 time the patient tests negative for COVID-19, or is deemed medically
 2 safe for discharge by a qualified licensed health care professional
 3 under the education law;
 4 g. "Direct care worker" shall mean any employee of a nursing home,
 5 adult care facility, or assisted living residence who is responsible for
 6 patient handling or patient assessment as a regular or incidental part
 7 of such worker's employment, including any licensed or unlicensed health
 8 care worker; and
 9 h. "Hospital" shall have the same meaning as defined by section 2801
 10 of the public health law, and shall include any temporary health care
 11 facility in New York state established by the state or federal govern-
 12 ment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or any other pandemic-related
 13 response.
 14 2. The commissioner shall conduct an investigation of the department
 15 with respect to such agency's performance, as well as compliance and
 16 enforcement of applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives
 17 or executive orders issued by the governor pursuant to section 29-a of
 18 the executive law, including any guidance or advisory issued by the
 19 department with respect to its compliance with United States centers for
 20 Medicaid and Medicare