Relates to enacting the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act"
Summary
Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to provide opportunities for volunteers to work as resident advocates within the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health and safety of residents at nursing homes and residential health care facilities (Part B); includes access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C); requires translations of a patient's rights into the six most common non-English languages of New York State (Part D); and relates to the posting of information relating to the long term care ombudsman program (Part E).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 5, 2020
Last action Oct 5, 2020
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Oct 5, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
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