S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8844--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 11, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Aging -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT relating to increasing availability of adult day health care
programs; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
tion thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
an adult day health care program, established pursuant to 10 NYCRR Part
425, having twenty-four authorized slots, and located in a county with a
population of more than one million three hundred thirty-two thousand
six hundred fifty and less than one million three hundred thirty-four
thousand five hundred forty-four persons based on the two thousand
federal census, and which at any point in time is unable to accommodate
individuals awaiting placement into the adult day health care program,
shall be authorized by the commissioner of health to increase the number
of adult day health care slots available for a specified period of time
as part of a demonstration program by up to twenty-four slots; provided,
however, that such program shall otherwise satisfy all other adult day
health care program requirements as set forth in 10 NYCRR Part 425.
Further, any such adult home that receives authorization to increase the
number of adult day health care slots available pursuant to this section
shall submit a report annually to the commissioner of health, the gover-
nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem-
bly, which contains the cost of the program, including the savings to
the state and local governments, the number of persons served by the
program by county, a description of the demographic and clinical charac-
teristics of patients served by the program, and an evaluation of the
quality of care provided to persons served by the program. After
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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release of the second report by any such program if the findings of the
report do not reflect a cost savings to the state and local governments,
the program may be terminated immediately by the commissioner of health.
Within thirty days of the termination of a demonstration program, the
commissioner of health shall submit a report to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly which
outlines the reasons for early termination of such program.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed September 1, 2015; provided, that any person placed in
an adult day health care program pursuant to section one of this act,
prior to the repeal of this act shall be authorized to remain in such
program and receive the services thereof after the repeal of this act;
and provided, further, that state funding for the provision of adult day
health care program services authorized by this act shall continue after
the repeal of this act for any person to which the provisions of this
act shall continue to apply.