N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 11 §§ 151-7.0
In March 2014, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law Part A of Chapter 60 of the Laws of 2014, which amended the Public Health Law and Insurance Law with regard to safe patient handling programs. Specifically, Part A of Chapter 60 added a new Title 1-A to Public Heal th Law Article 29-D. Section 2997-i of Title 1-A required the commissioner of health to establish a safe patient handling workgroup tasked with submitting a report to the commissioner of health by July 1, 2015. Section 2997-j of Title 1-A also required the commissioner of health to disseminate best practices, safe patient handling polices, and other resources and tools to all health care facilities covered by Title 1-A on or before January 1, 2016. Section 2997-k of Title 1-A required each health care facility to establish a safe patient handing committee by January 1, 2016, and requires a health care facility to establish a safe patient handling program o n or before January 1, 2017. In addition, Part A of Chapter 60 added a new Insurance Law section 2304(j) to require the department to make rules establishing requirements for health care facilities to obtain a reduced workers' compensation insurance rate for safe patient handling programs implemented pursuant to Public Health Law section 2997-(k)(2) on or before July 1, 2016, which the department did on an emergency basis. Insurance Law section 2304(j) further requires the department to complete an evaluation of the results of the reduced rate, including changes in claim frequency and costs, and to report to the appropriate commit tees of the legislature on or before December 1, 2018 and again on or before December 1, 2020.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 11 §§ 151-7.0