New York S07994 amends existing law to protect nurses from being required to work beyond their scheduled hours, including home care visits.

New York S07994 amends the labor law to ensure that a nurse's refusal to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours, including home care visits, does not constitute patient abandonment or neglect unless specific conditions are met. This change applies to nurses working in health care facilities licensed under the public health law or operated by the state, a political subdivision, or a public corporation. The bill also clarifies that employers cannot use on-call time as a substitute for mandatory overtime.

New York S07994 amends existing law to protect nurses from being required to work beyond their scheduled hours, including home care visits.

New York S07994 amends the labor law to ensure that a nurse's refusal to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours, including home care visits, does not constitute patient abandonment or neglect unless specific conditions are met. This change applies to nurses working in health care facilities licensed under the public health law or operated by the state, a political subdivision, or a public corporation. The bill also clarifies that employers cannot use on-call time as a substitute for mandatory overtime.