This bill would require quarterly reporting from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) that includes any physical or mental health performance indicators reported to them by any healthcare provider in jails. This information is currently provided to DOHMH by the provider at the Rikers Island jail complex pursuant to contract. This bill would require that the Council and Mayor receive these reports, and that they are posted online. Even if no performance indicators were reported to DOHMH by a healthcare provider at City jails, DOHMH would be required to issue a quarterly report covering five areas of inmate health—intake, follow-up care, patient safety, preventable hospitalizations, and preventable errors in medical care.
- Corey D. Johnson
- Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
- Inez D. Barron
- Margaret S. Chin
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Peter A. Koo
- Stephen T. Levin
- Rosie Mendez
- I. Daneek Miller
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Andrew Cohen
- Mathieu Eugene
- Carlos Menchaca
- Ben Kallos
- Brad S. Lander
- James G. Van Bramer
- The Public Advocate (Ms. James)
- Enacted
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- Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
- Inez D. Barron
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Inez E. Dickens
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Vincent Ignizio
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Peter A. Koo
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Stephen T. Levin
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Steven Matteo
- Darlene Mealy
- Carlos Menchaca
- Rosie Mendez
- I. Daneek Miller
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Deborah L. Rose
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Ritchie J. Torres
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
- Ruben Wills
Absent
Affirmative
Int. No. 440-A
By Council Members Johnson, Arroyo, Barron, Chin, Dromm, Espinal, Koo, Levin, Mendez, Miller, Richards, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Crowley, Cohen, Eugene, Menchaca, Kallos, Lander, Van Bramer and the Public Advocate (Ms. James)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to health services in city correctional facilities.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter one of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199 to read as follows:
§ 17-199 Health services in correctional facilities. a. The department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council no later than July 15, 2015, and every three months thereafter, a report regarding the medical and mental health services provided to inmates in city correctional facilities during the previous three calendar months that includes, but need not be limited to:
(i) performance indicators reported to the department by any entity providing such services;
(ii) a description of the methodology used in measuring such performance;
(iii) the metrics utilized to determine whether such performance measures meet targets established by the department and any entity providing such services;
(iv) the results of such determinations; and
(v) any actions that the department has taken or plans to take in response to the data reported, including the imposition of liquidated damages.
b. The report required by subdivision a of this section shall also be posted on the department's website, with the data in such report posted in a non-proprietary searchable machine-readable format, and shall be maintained on such website for no fewer than ten years.
c. If no such performance indicators relating to (i) intake, (ii) follow-up care, (iii) patient safety, (iv) preventable hospitalizations, or (v) preventable errors in medical care, are reported to the department, the department shall include performance data relating to such indicators as a part of the report required by subdivision a of this section.
d. Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, personally identifiable information contained in health records shall not be included in the report required by subdivision a of this section if such disclosure of such information would violate any federal, state or local law or regulation.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
KET/DSS
LS 2015/2014
5-19-15