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Assembly Bill A4781

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Limits the capping of certain administrative and general costs of home care services agencies for purposes of reimbursement

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2009-A4781 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3612, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3248

2009-A4781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the capping of certain administrative and general costs of home care services agencies for purposes of reimbursement; provides that payments made by government agencies, employee and patient costs may not be capped.

2009-A4781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4781

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to licensed home care
  services agency reimbursement and reporting requirements

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 3612 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 606 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  6. The commissioner shall adopt rules  and  regulations  for  licensed
home  care  services  agencies which establishes a cap on administrative
and general costs for such agencies equal to the cap  on  administrative
and  general  costs applied to certified home health agencies in accord-
ance with subdivision seven of section thirty-six  hundred  fourteen  of
this article; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT: (A) ANY CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND
GENERAL  COSTS  SHALL  BE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THOSE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
PAYMENTS MADE  BY  GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES  WHICH  ARE  USED  FOR  SERVICES
PROVIDED BY SUCH AGENCIES; AND (B) ANY CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL
COSTS  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  ANY COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO WORKER EMPLOYMENT,
TRAINING, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OR THE PROVISION AND  MANAGEMENT  OF
PATIENT  CARE  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PATIENT OUTREACH; ASSESS-
MENT; COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES; TELEPHONE AND OTHER TELE-
HEALTH MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SUPPLIES; STAFF TRANSPORTA-
TION AND ESCORT  SERVICES;  FAMILY  AND/OR  INFORMAL  CAREGIVER  SUPPORT
SERVICES;  PATIENT RECORDKEEPING; AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS FOR PATIENT
CARE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided that,  effective  immediately,  the
promulgation,  amendment  and/or  repeal  of  any  rules and regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective  date
is authorized and directed to be completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04159-02-9

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