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Senate Bill S3532

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to approve ten general hospitals within the state to operate transitional care units

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2009-S3532 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3144
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2802-a, Pub Health L; amd Part B §105, Chap 58 of 2005

2009-S3532 - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to approve ten, instead of five, general hospitals within the state to operate transitional care units by and within such general hospitals.

2009-S3532 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3532 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3532

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  the  transitional
  care unit demonstration program

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2802-a of the public  health  law,
as  added  by section 87 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,  the
commissioner is authorized to approve up to [five] TEN general hospitals
within  the  state to operate transitional care units by and within such
general hospitals. For purposes of  this  section,  "transitional  care"
shall  mean  sub  acute  care services provided to patients of a general
hospital who no longer require acute  care  general  hospital  inpatient
services,  but  continue  to need specialized medical, nursing and other
hospital ancillary services and are not yet appropriate for discharge.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  made  to  subdivision 1 of section 2802-a of the public
health law made by section one of this act shall not affect  the  repeal
of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04575-01-9

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2009-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3144
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2802-a, Pub Health L; amd Part B §105, Chap 58 of 2005

2009-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to approve ten, instead of five, general hospitals within the state to operate transitional care units by and within such general hospitals.

2009-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3532--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  FOLEY,  DIAZ,  HASSELL-THOMPSON, ONORATO, PARKER,
  THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed  to  the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Health in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the transitional
  care unit demonstration program; and to amend part B of chapter 58  of
  the laws of 2005 amending the Health Care Reform Act of 1996 and other
  laws  relating  to  extending  certain provisions relating thereto, in
  relation to extending the transitional care unit demonstration program

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 2802-a of the public health law,
as added by section 87 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of  2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
commissioner is authorized to approve up to [five] TEN general hospitals
within the state to operate transitional care units by and  within  such
general  hospitals.  For  purposes  of this section, "transitional care"
shall mean sub acute care services provided to  patients  of  a  general
hospital  who  no  longer  require acute care general hospital inpatient
services, but continue to need specialized medical,  nursing  and  other
hospital ancillary services and are not yet appropriate for discharge.
  S  2. Subdivision 2 of section 105 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws
of 2005 amending the Health Care Reform  Act  of  1996  and  other  laws
relating to extending certain provisions relating thereto, is amended to
read as follows:
  2.  Section  eighty-seven  of  this  act  shall  expire  and be deemed
repealed [five] TEN years from the date on which it shall have become  a
law;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04575-02-0

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