2010 New York Code
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - (2800 - 2822) HOSPITALS
2805-T - Disclosure of nursing quality indicators.

§  2805-t. Disclosure of nursing quality indicators. 1. Every facility
  with an operating certificate  pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  this
  article  shall  make available to the public information regarding nurse
  staffing and patient outcomes as specified by the commissioner  by  rule
  and  regulation. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations
  on the disclosure  of  nursing  quality  indicators  providing  for  the
  disclosure   of   information  including  at  least  the  following,  as
  appropriate to the reporting facility:
    (a) The number of registered nurses  providing  direct  care  and  the
  ratio  of patients per registered nurse, full-time equivalent, providing
  direct care. This information shall be expressed in actual  numbers,  in
  terms  of  total hours of nursing care per patient, including adjustment
  for case mix and acuity, and as a percentage of patient care staff,  and
  shall  be  broken  down  in  terms of the total patient care staff, each
  unit, and each shift.
    (b) The number of licensed practical  nurses  providing  direct  care.
  This information shall be expressed in actual numbers, in terms of total
  hours  of nursing care per patient including adjustment for case mix and
  acuity, and as a percentage of patient care staff, and shall  be  broken
  down  in  terms  of  the  total  patient care staff, each unit, and each
  shift.
    (c) The number of unlicensed  personnel  utilized  to  provide  direct
  patient  care,  including  adjustment  for  case  mix  and  acuity. This
  information  shall  be  expressed  both  in  actual  numbers  and  as  a
  percentage  of  patient  care staff and shall be broken down in terms of
  the total patient care staff, each unit, and each shift.
    (d) Incidence of adverse patient care,  including  incidents  such  as
  medication   errors,   patient   injury,  decubitus  ulcers,  nosocomial
  infections, and nosocomial urinary tract infections.
    (e) Methods used for determining and  adjusting  staffing  levels  and
  patient care needs and the facility's compliance with these methods.
    (f)  Data  regarding  complaints  filed  with  any  state  or  federal
  regulatory  agency,  or  an  accrediting  agency,  and  data   regarding
  investigations  and  findings as a result of those complaints, degree of
  compliance with acceptable standards,  and  the  findings  of  scheduled
  inspection visits.
    2. Such information shall be provided to the commissioner of any state
  agency  responsible  for  licensing  or  accrediting  the  facility,  or
  responsible for overseeing the delivery of services either  directly  or
  indirectly and to any member of the public who requests such information
  directly   from   the   facility.  Written  statements  containing  such
  information shall state the source and date thereof.