BILL NUMBER:A9549
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to
the adult home, enriched housing program and residence for adults
quality enhancement fund
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will improve the health,
safety and quality of life of New York residents living in adult care
facilities.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:; the bill amends State Finance Law
91-f to rename and expand the Adult Home Quality Enhancement Fund so
that it can receive fines collected from enriched housing programs and
residences for adults, as well as adult homes, and use such monies to
promote quality of care in all such facilities.
JUSTIFICATION: Adult homes, enriched housing programs and residences
for adults - collectively referred to as adult care facilities - are
important models of care that serve as the homes of thousands of New
York State residents. The bill gives the Department of Health the
discretion to decide whether an adult home, residence for adults or
enriched house program should receive QUIP funds if there is a pending
proceeding to assess penalties for endangerment violations.
Because QUIP funds are intended to be used for the benefit of
residents rather than as a prize for the benefit of the operator, DOH
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9549
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the adult home,
enriched housing program and residence for adults quality enhancement
fund
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 91-f of the state finance law, as added by section
51 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
S 91-f. Adult home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM AND RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS
quality enhancement fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint
custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and
finance a special revenue fund to be known as the adult home, ENRICHED
HOUSING PROGRAM AND RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS quality enhancement fund.
2. The adult home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM AND RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS
quality enhancement fund shall consist of moneys received by the state
pursuant to section four hundred sixty-d of the social services law and
all other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any
other fund or source.
3. The moneys from the adult home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM AND RESI-
DENCE FOR ADULTS quality enhancement fund shall be disbursed by the
department of health to promote programs to improve the quality of care
in adult homes, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS AND RESIDENCES FOR ADULTS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15287-02-0
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