Bill Text: NY S08269 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and take action against in response to actions improvident or prejudicial to the interests of the public or occupants of nursing homes that are under the supervision of the commissioner of public health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-01 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S08269 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08269-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8269

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 1, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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  authorizing  the
          attorney general to investigate and take action against in response to
          actions  improvident  or prejudicial to the interests of the public or
          occupants of nursing homes that  are  under  the  supervision  of  the
          commissioner of health

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

     1    Section 1. Section 2862 of the public health law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
     3    5.  The attorney general shall have the power to commence an action or
     4  proceeding in the supreme court of the  state  of  New  York,  if,  upon
     5  information  or  belief,  the  attorney general is of the opinion that a
     6  company has been, is, or is about to do anything improvident or prejudi-
     7  cial to the interests of the public or occupants of nursing homes  under
     8  the  supervision  of  the  commissioner.  The  attorney general shall be
     9  granted the ability to inspect, under the  power  of  subpoena,  nursing
    10  home  premises  and  relevant  company documents for the sole purpose of
    11  establishing whether any  improvident  or  prejudicial  actions  to  the
    12  public  or  occupants,  as described in this subdivision, have occurred,
    13  are occurring or imminently will  occur.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision
    14  shall be construed to limit the powers of the commissioner.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16259-01-0