New York A 9678: Relates to prohibiting horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing

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A09678 Summary:

BILL NOA09678 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04445

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSRRosenthal, McMahon, Levenberg, Glick

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §459-i, Soc Serv L

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Enacts the "Jamie Rose care provider act"; requires health care facilities have policies for suspected victims of domestic abuse.

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BILL NOA09678 

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01/21/2026referred to health

05/21/2026amend (t) and recommit to health

05/21/2026print number 9678a

05/26/2026amend by restoring to original print 9678

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9678

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting the
 "Jamie Rose care provider act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Jamie Rose
 2 care provider act".
 3 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 459-i
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 459-i. Suspected domestic abuse; health care facilities. 1. For the
 6 purposes of this section:
 7 (a) "Health care facility" or "facility" means a home care services
 8 agency as defined in article thirty-six of the public health law, a
 9 hospice as defined in article forty of the public health law, a health
 10 maintenance organization as defined in article forty-four of the public
 11 health law, a shared health facility as defined in article forty-seven
 12 of the public health law, and any facility where a health care practi-
 13 tioner operates as a health care practitioner. "Health care facility" or
 14 "facility" shall not include a hospital as defined in article twenty-
 15 eight of the public health law.
 16 (b) "Health care practitioner" or "practitioner" means a person
 17 licensed under article one hundred thirty-one, one hundred thirty-one-B,
 18 one hundred thirty-two, one hundred thirty-three, one hundred thirty-
 19 six, one hundred thirty-nine, one hundred forty-one, one hundred forty-
 20 three, one hundred forty-four, one hundred fifty-three, one hundred
 21 fifty-four, one hundred fifty-six or one hundred fifty-nine of the
 22 education law or a person certified under former section twenty-five
 23 hundred sixty of the public health law.
 24 2. Every health care facility shall: (a) develop, maintain and dissem-
 25 inate written policies and procedures for the identification, assess-
 26 ment, treatment and referral of confirmed or suspected cases of domestic
 27 violence; (b) establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training
 28 program for all nursing, medical, social work and other clinical person-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07675-01-5

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 1 nel, and security personnel regarding the policies and procedures estab-
 2 lished pursuant to this section; and (c) designate a staff member to
 3 contact the domestic violence or victim assistance organization identi-
 4 fied by the commissioner of health under subdivision four of this
 5 section providing victim assistance to the geographic area served by
 6 such health care facility to establish the coordination of services to
 7 domestic violence victims.
 8 3. Upon intake of a confirmed or suspected domestic violence victim,
 9 such health care facility shall advise the victim of the availability of
 10 the services of a domestic violence or victim assistance organization.
 11 If after receiving such advice the domestic violence victim wishes the
 12 presence of a domestic violence or victim assistance advocate, such
 13 health care facility shall contact the appropriate organization and
 14 request that one be provided.
 15 4. The commissioner of health shall promulgate such rules and regu-
 16 lations as may be necessary and proper to carry out effectively the
 17 provisions of this section. Prior to promulgating such rules and regu-
 18 lations, the commissioner of health shall consult wi