S 8724 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires security at all publicly accessible entrances of general hospitals

Summary
Requires security at all publicly accessible entrances of general hospitals; requires every general hospital to have either one off-duty law enforcement officer or trained security personnel be present at all times at each publicly accessible entrance or have installed locking doors at each publicly accessible entrance; requires every general hospital to provide wearable employee panic buttons or alert devices capable of immediately notifying on-site security personnel or law enforcement in the event of a dangerous situation or emergency.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO HEALTH
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