A1023 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.
- Title
- Requires the provision of video communication devices to certain patients during any time when visitor access is limited
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Health
- Introduced
- 2025-01-08
- Law section
- Public Health Law
Sponsors
- Maritza Davila Assembly Member, District 53
Co-sponsors
- Brian Cunningham Assembly Member, District 43
- Jo Anne Simon Assembly Member, District 52
Heard in committee
- Health NY State Assembly committee