Nursing home association sues county over Ruthie's Law

A statewide nursing home association has sued Erie County, challenging the legality of a local reporting law it says duplicates state and federal law. The New York State Health Facilities Association filed suit Friday morning in Erie County Supreme Court against Erie County Executive Mark Polancarz, the county commissioner of senior services and the county attorney regarding Ruthie’s Law, enacted in 2017 after the death of a resident at the now defunct Emerald South Nursing and Rehabilitation…