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Assembly Bill A4512

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires average monthly rate increase information to all residents of assisted living facilities

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2009-A4512 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 46-B Title 4 ยง4664, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1927

2009-A4512 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires average monthly rate increase information be provided to all residents of assisted living facilities; exempts nonprofit assisted living residences.

2009-A4512 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4512

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, COOK, MILLMAN,
  SCHIMEL, EDDINGTON, CAHILL, GREENE, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND, V. LOPEZ, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
  average  monthly  rate  increases information to assisted living resi-
  dents

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

  Section  1.    Title  4  of  article  46-B of the public health law is
amended by adding a new section 4664 to read as follows:
  S 4664. ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE; PROVISION OF AVERAGE  MONTHLY  RATE
INCREASE INFORMATION. 1. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR,
THE  OPERATOR  OF  AN  ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENCE SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE
FACILITY'S CURRENT RESIDENTS ITS AVERAGE MONTHLY RATE INCREASES,  INCLU-
SIVE OF RENT AND SERVICE FEES, FOR EACH OF THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS. THE
OPERATOR  SHALL  DISCLOSE  BOTH  THE  ACTUAL  AND AVERAGE AMOUNT OF EACH
INCREASE, AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE.
  2. (A) THE OPERATOR SHALL POST THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE FACILITY, OR IN A PROMINENT
LOCATION NO MORE THAN TEN FEET FROM THE  FACILITY'S  MAIN  ENTRANCE  AND
PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.
  (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ASSISTED
LIVING  RESIDENCE, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ON ITS
WEBSITE.
  3. EACH RESIDENT SHALL SIGN A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF THE  INFORMA-
TION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE FACILITY
IN THE RESIDENT'S FILE.
  4.  THE  OPERATOR  SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
THIS SECTION TO ANY PROSPECTIVE RESIDENT OR HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE AS
PART OF ITS GENERAL INFORMATION MATERIALS.
  5. ALL NONPROFIT ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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