Bill Text: NY S01776 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires annual inspections in certain locations by the department of health for the presence of Legionnaires' disease.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S01776 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01776-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1776

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 13, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY, ADDABBO, MYRIE, PERSAUD -- 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 requiring
          inspections for Legionnaires' disease in certain locations

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

     1    Section  1. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding a
     2  new title 9 to read as follows:
     3                                  TITLE IX
     4                            LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
     5  Section 2190. Legionnaires' disease; definitions.
     6          2191. Legionnaires' disease; inspections.
     7    § 2190. Legionnaires' disease; definitions. For the purposes  of  this
     8  title,  the  term  "location"  shall  mean any enclosed or outdoor space
     9  which could be susceptible to Legionnaires' disease including,  but  not
    10  limited  to,  apartment  complexes, apartment buildings, senior centers,
    11  multi-unit living communities, buildings  or  facilities,  baths,  spas,
    12  restrooms, restaurants, and grocery stores.
    13    § 2191. Legionnaires'  disease;  inspections.  Each location which the
    14  commissioner determines is susceptible to  Legionnaires'  disease  shall
    15  submit  to  an  annual  inspection by the department for the presence of
    16  Legionnaires' disease.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



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