---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the state long-term care ombudsman program"
description: "Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8592"
citation: "New York A 8592 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CLARK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecc5ddb4-6db9-4d8b-9e12-59fc8a0d051a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8592"
source_hash: "10347e081359a9e975f6296742f448f3cca5ca6bd9e52e0a749ede99d9b13220"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8592 (2021-2022) — Relates to the state long-term care ombudsman program

Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8592** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8592&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- CLARK — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-10** REFERRED TO AGING `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** REPORTED
- **2022-01-19** RULES REPORT CAL.7
- **2022-01-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.7
- **2022-01-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-19** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7777
- **2022-01-24** 3RD READING CAL.148
- **2022-01-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.19 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecc5ddb4-6db9-4d8b-9e12-59fc8a0d051a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).