S 1588: Requires the health care and wellness education and outreach program of the department of health to provide information regarding pressure ulcers for consumers, patients, educators and health care providers.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1588 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the health care and wellness education and outreach program of the depart- ment of health The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows: 3 (t) The program shall post on the department's website educational 4 information on pressure ulcers for the purpose of advancing recognition 5 in home-based settings and timely treatment. The website shall provide 6 information for the purposes of educating the public and that will be 7 helpful for family members and others who provide home-based care for 8 individuals who are susceptible to developing pressure ulcers. The 9 website shall also include information for family members of patients in 10 hospitals and nursing homes. The information posted shall include images 11 of pressure ulcers, links to useful resources, and the following educa- 12 tional information: 13 (i) an overview of what pressure ulcers are, and how and where on the 14 body they develop; 15 (ii) which individuals are susceptible to developing pressure ulcers; 16 (iii) descriptions of the stages of pressure ulcers and associated 17 health risks; 18 (iv) information on how to prevent the development of pressure ulcers; 19 (v) information on how to treat pressure ulcers at home and when to 20 seek medical care; and 21 (vi) references to federal and state regulations and standards of 22 practice regarding identification, treatment, and reporting of pressure 23 ulcers developed by patients in hospitals and nursing homes, including 24 requirements to inform family members or other authorized represen- 25 tatives. 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03725-02-5