S 159
Version: Prefiled
Author: Maziarz
STATE OF NEW YORK
159
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, DIAZ, LARKIN -read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including certified nursing
assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours
of work
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 167 of the labor law, as
added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new paragraph d is
added to read as follows:
b. "Nurse" shall mean a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical
nurse as defined by article one hundred thirty-nine of the education law who
provides direct patient care
, or a certified nursing assistant as defined
in this subdivision.
d. "Certified nursing assistant" shall mean a person who has successfully
completed a nurse aide training and/or competency evaluation program
administered by the department of health and/or is currently listed in the
nurse aide registry.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.