Senate Bill S7431

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to payments for residential health care facilities in Essex county

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7431 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10678
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-v, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S825, A519

2009-S7431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing residential health care facilities meeting certain requirements located in Essex county reimbursement at rate of forty percent above the rate set forth in 10 NYCRR section 86-2.10.

2009-S7431 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7431

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  payments  for
  residential health care facilities in Essex county

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
367-v to read as follows:
  S 367-V. PAYMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN ESSEX COUN-
TY.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES MEETING FIVE  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  SIX
CATEGORIES:
  (A) THE FACILITY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA;
  (B) THE FACILITY IS A HOSPITAL AFFILIATED FACILITY;
  (C)  THE  FACILITY  IS IN A RURAL AREA AND IN A COUNTY WHERE MORE THAN
FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION IS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE;
  (D) THE FACILITY HAS OVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF MEDICAID PAYOR MIX;
  (E) THERE IS JOB RETENTION AND/OR CREATION FOR AT  LEAST  ONE  HUNDRED
FIFTY PEOPLE PER FACILITY; AND
  (F) THE FACILITY IS LOCATED IN ESSEX COUNTY;
SHALL  BE REIMBURSED AT A RATE OF FORTY PERCENT ABOVE THE RATE SET FORTH
IN 10 NYCRR SECTION 86-2.10 FOR ALL CARE PROVIDED AT SUCH FACILITY.
  2. THE TERM "RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN ALL FACIL-
ITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS COVERED BY THE TERM "NURSING HOME" AS DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LAW,  INCLUDING  HOSPITAL-BASED  RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND
NURSING FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION  1919  OF  THE  FEDERAL  SOCIAL
SECURITY  ACT,  PROVIDED  THAT SUCH FACILITY POSSESSES A VALID OPERATING
CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY  THE  STATE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH  AND,  WHERE
REQUIRED, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL.
  3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  commissioner  of  health shall promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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