Bill Text: NY S01165 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to central venous lines; requires hospitals upon discharge of a patient who has a condition that requires aa central venous line after discharge, to consult with the designated caregiver to determine his or her capabilities and limitations.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-14 - PRINT NUMBER 1165B [S01165 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01165-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1165
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 6, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  deeming  central
          venous lines as medically necessary
          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  "Dream
     2  Law".
     3    §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2827 to
     4  read as follows:
     5    § 2827. Discharge of transplant patients. As part of  discharge  plan-
     6  ning for transplant patients who will be discharged from a hospital with
     7  a  central  venous  line, the designated caregiver shall be consulted as
     8  soon as  possible,  but  not  later  than  twenty-four  hours  prior  to
     9  discharge, regarding his or her capabilities and limitations in adminis-
    10  tering medications and providing proper central venous line care. In the
    11  event that the designated caregiver is unwilling or unable to confident-
    12  ly  carry  out his or her duties with regard to the central venous line,
    13  and after such caregiver is advised as  to  all  available  options  for
    14  central  venous  line  care,  then the attending physician shall deem it
    15  medically necessary for the patient to have a  trained  and  appropriate
    16  medical personnel upon discharge to provide proper care for the entirety
    17  of the administration of the central venous line.
    18    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    19  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
    20  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
    21  tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
    22  before such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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