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Int 0430-2022 · BillFiled (End of Session) · May 18, 2022

A Local Law in relation to a study by the department of health and mental hygiene on the causes of rising wait times in emergency departments

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Sponsor
Robert F. Holden
Cosponsors
7
Introduced
May 18, 2022

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to study the causes of prolonged wait times at emergency departments, as well as the effects such wait times have on patients’ health. The report would be due June 1, 2023.

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May 18, 2022
Int 0430-2022: A Local Law in relation to a study by the department of health and mental hygiene on the causes of rising wait times in emergency departments · OpenCongress NYC