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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The regulatory process in the State of New York is governed primarily by Article 2 of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA). This process is administered in the Department of Health by the Regulatory Affairs Unit.

To initiate a regulatory proposal, SAPA requires submission of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the New York State Register. If no public hearing is required, the notice must precede adoption by at least 60 days (45 days for revised rulemaking). Publication by the Secretary of State is the primary means of giving notice of proposed actions. However, any person or entity may file a standing request to receive notices from the Department directly.

If the text of the proposed notice exceeds 2,000 words, only a description of the subject purpose or substance of the rule will be published in the New York State Register. Similarly, if the text of the Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and/or the Job Impact Statement exceeds 2,000 words a summary is required. To ensure the widest possible and most timely outreach, in conjunction with submission to the Secretary of State, the Department will post the complete version of all regulatory notices at this website including those exceeding 2,000 words.

These postings are equivalent to the corresponding official regulatory notices which are published in the New York State Register. However, the Compilations of Title 10 and Title 18, which are located elsewhere in this website, are a current copy intended for informational use only. These compilations, although as accurate as possible, do not constitute an "official" copy. The "official" copy of the regulation is only available from Thomson Reuters.

Questions or comments on the material posted at this website should be directed to:

New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Program Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Unit
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Rm. 2438
Albany, New York 12237-0031
Phone: (518) 473-7488
FAX: (518) 473-2019
regsqna@health.ny.gov
Attention: Katherine Ceroalo

Questions or comments: regsqna@health.ny.gov

 

Publication Date Comment Period Expiration
11/15/2023 01/16/2024 Amendment of Sections 405.11 and 415.19 of Title 10 NYCRR (Hospital and Nursing Home Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements)
11/15/2023 01/16/2024 Amendment of Sections 405.28 and 411.1 of Title 10 NYCRR & Section 485.13 of Title 18 NYCRR (Long Term Care Ombudsman Program) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Consensus
11/08/2023 12/26/2023 Addition of Part 1007 to Title 10 NYCRR (Medical Respite Program) NOTICE OF REVISED RULEMAKING
10/25/2023 12/26/2023 Amendment of Section 86-2.14 of Title 10 NYCRR (Nursing Home Rate Appeal Prioritization Guidelines)
10/11/2023 11/27/2023 Amendment of Subpart 69-4 of Title 10 NYCRR (Early Intervention Program) NOTICE OF REVISED RULEMAKING
09/27/2023 11/27/2023 Amendment of Section 405.45 of Title 10 NYCRR (Trauma Centers - Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient)
09/13/2023 11/13/2023 Amendment of Subpart 67-4 of Title 10 NYCRR (Lead Testing in School Drinking Water)
09/13/2023 11/13/2023 Amendment of Section 2.1 of Title 10 NYCRR (Communicable Diseases Reporting and Control - Adding Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Varicella)
08/02/2023 10/02/2023 Amendment of Section 80.137 of Title 10 NYCRR (Expanded Syringe Access Programs (ESAPs))
06/28/2023 08/28/2023 Repeal of Section 2.61 from Title 10 NYCRR, Amendment of Sections 405.3, 415.19, 751.6, 763.13, 766.11, 794.3 & 1001.11 of 10 NYCRR & Sections 487.9, 488.9 & 490.9 of 18 NYCRR (Removal of the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities)