New York A 2491: Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room

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A02491 Summary:

BILL NOA02491 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBendett

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2803-c, Pub Health L

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Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room, either at such patient's bedside or in the patient's room depending on the patient's mobility.

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BILL NOA02491 

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01/17/2025referred to health

02/04/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2491

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring tele-
 phones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in
 every nursing home patient's room

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph s to read as follows:
 3 s. Subject to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, every
 4 patient shall have the right to a telephone capable of making local and
 5 long-distance telephone calls at such patient's bedside or in such
 6 patient's room depending upon the mobility of the patient.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 8 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 9 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 10 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 11 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06169-01-5

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