Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 14, 2010 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A10678
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SAYWARD
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A10678 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10678 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to payments for residential health care facilities in Essex county PURPOSE: To ensure the provisions of the long term care services for frail and impoverished elderly patients, and to prevent future closures of nursing homes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: This legislation will create a special Medicaid reimbursement rate 40% higher than what is called for in previ- ous regulations. The rate will apply to facilities that meet five of the six criteria: 75% or more Medicaid payer mix, hospital affiliation, not-for-profit status, the creation or retention of at least 150 jobs at the facility, location in a non-metropolitan statistical area and in a county where more than 15% of the population is aged 65 and located in Essex County. Section 2 Effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Essex County is at a disadvantage because the rate at which Medicaid reimburses nursing homes has been significantly below the cost to provide care. In many cases, the reimbursement has been $50 to $60 below cost, per Medicaid patient, per day, resulting in losses that have exceeded $1,500,000 a year for some nursing homes. This has caused a situation where the nursing homes that have high percentages of
2009-A10678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10678 I N A S S E M B L Y April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services 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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