NY A06708 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
This bill would require hospitals to use a standardized form to provide families and patients the following information concerning the continual care of the patient at the time of discharge: * What to expect during the patient's normal course of recovery * What symptoms require the calling of a physician * What symptoms require going back to the hospital Often upon discharge the patient has not fully recovered; rather the patient is considered to be in good enough condition to continue his recovery outside of the hospital. Some hospitals do a good job of preparing the patient and his family for this stage of recovery but most do not. By requiring hospitals to provide this basic information, care provided to discharged patients is expected to improve at almost no additional costs.
Title
Requires certain requirements for hospital discharge plans; requires that a standard form be used for discharges, with information pertaining to what to expect during a normal course of recovery (color coded in GREEN), what symptoms should prompt calling the physician (color coded in YELLOW), and what symptoms should prompt seeking emergency medical care (color coded in RED).
Sponsors
| Asm. Joel Miller [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | referred to health | |
| 2009-03-11 | referred to health |
