Senate Bill S8462

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York long term care trust act" and establishes the New York long term care trust program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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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2023-S8462 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10143
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 36-B §§3670 - 3679, Pub Health L; add §§99-rr & 8-d, St Fin L; amd §§171-a, 171-h & 674, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9082

2023-S8462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York long term care trust program to provide long term care benefits for eligible residents who have paid the required premium contributions and are in need of assistance with at least two activities of daily living as determined by the department of health.

2023-S8462 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8462
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the state finance law and the tax
   law, in relation to enacting the "New York long term care  trust  act"
   and establishing the New York long term care trust program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York long term care trust act".
   §  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 36-B to
 read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 36-B
                   NEW YORK LONG TERM CARE TRUST PROGRAM
 SECTION 3670. DEFINITIONS.
         3671. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
         3672. LONG TERM CARE TRUST COMMISSION.
         3673. LONG TERM CARE TRUST ADVISORY PANEL.
         3674. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS; DETERMINATION.
         3675. ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES; DETERMINATION.
         3676. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
         3677. INDIVIDUAL PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS.
         3678. APPEALS AND APPEAL HEARINGS.
         3679. WAIVERS.
   § 3670. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL  HAVE  THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES
 OTHERWISE:
   1. "FUND" MEANS THE LONG TERM CARE TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION NINETY-NINE-RR OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   2.  "APPROVED  SERVICE"  MEANS  LONG  TERM  CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) ADULT DAY SERVICES;
   (B) CARE TRANSITION COORDINATION;
   (C) MEMORY CARE;
   (D) ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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