A 4179 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Includes digital health care service platforms in the definition of temporary health care services agency

This bill amends New York's Public Health Law to explicitly include digital health care platforms (like apps connecting health care workers with facilities) in the legal definition of "temporary health care services agency." It directly affects digital platforms currently operating in this space, clarifying they fall under the same regulatory framework as traditional staffing agencies. The key change is adding "entities that utilize apps or other technology-based solutions" to the definition, while maintaining existing exclusions for individual providers and home care agencies. This update ensures digital platforms are subject to the same reporting and documentation requirements as other temporary health care agencies, without altering existing licensing or service standards.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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A4179 → A4179A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the Public Health Law to update the definition of 'temporary health care services agency' to better reflect modern digital platforms and app-based staffing services. It also modifies requirements for agencies to document individual qualifications and adds new reporting obligations for contracts and invoices to the state department.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of what constitutes a 'temporary health care services agency' to explicitly include digital platforms and apps that connect healthcare workers to healthcare entities, while maintaining exemptions for individual providers and home care agencies.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'temporary health care services agency' to include entities that enable healthcare entities to engage individuals to perform healthcare services, replacing language focused on 'providing or procuring temporary employment'.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the definition of 'assign' to focus on connecting healthcare personnel to services at healthcare entities rather than the previous language.

Added new requirement for temporary health care services agencies to document that each individual engaged to provide healthcare services meets minimum licensing, training, and continuing education standards.

Added new requirement for agencies to submit copies of all contracts between the agency and healthcare entities, and copies of all invoices to healthcare entities personnel, within five business days of effective date.

Modified language in section 2999-kk regarding minimum licensing, training, and continuing education requirements, advance notice requirements, procedures for reporting failures to report to shifts, and types and qualifications of individuals available through agencies.

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Amendments

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 8, 2025

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4179A

lower

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors