A 4179: Includes digital health care service platforms in the definition of temporary health care services agency.
The bill aims to expand the definition of temporary health care services agencies to include digital health care service platforms. These platforms would be considered temporary health care services agencies if they provide or procure health care services, enable health care entities to engage individuals to perform health care services, or utilize technology-based solutions to do so. The bill also requires temporary health care services agencies to document that each individual engaged to provide health care services meets the minimum licensing, training, and continuing education standards for the position. Additionally, the bill requires agencies to submit contracts and invoices to the department within five business days of their effective date. The bill further clarifies the types and qualifications of individuals engaged to provide health care services available for assignment thro…
| Jun. 10, 2025 | substituted by s3355a |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.562 |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | rules report cal.562 |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | reported |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4179 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GLICK, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including digital health care service platforms in the definition of temporary health care services agency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 2999-ii of the public health law, 2 as added by section 1 of part X of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is 3 amended and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows: 4 8. "Temporary health care services agency" or "agency" means a person, 5 firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity in the busi- 6 ness of providing or procuring [temporary employment] services of health 7 care personnel for health care entities, or of connecting health care 8 personnel to health care entities, including via a platform or applica- 9 tion on the internet. Temporary health care services agency shall 10 include a nurses' registry licensed under article eleven of the general 11 business law and entities that utilize apps or other technology-based 12 solutions to provide or procure temporary employment of health care 13 personnel in health care entities. Temporary health care services agency 14 shall not include: (a) an individual who only engages in providing the 15 individual's own services on a temporary basis to health care entities; 16 or (b) a home care agency licensed under article thirty-six of this 17 chapter. 18 9. "Assign" includes the connection of health care personnel to 19 services at a health care entity. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05369-02-5