Relates to enacting the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act"
Summary
Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to advertise and promote the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman and the commissioners of the departments responsible for the license or certification of long-term care facilities, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term 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).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Dec 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · Assembly May 26, 2021
How they voted
61–1
Passed
Total votes 62
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Dec 22, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.759
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 26, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
REPASSED SENATE
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 612B
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 612A
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
JG
James Gaughran
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Kevin Parker
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
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