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Feb 02, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S6733
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2821, Pub Health L
2009-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a 3 year respite care demonstration program to provide support to informal caregivers of individuals who have limitations performing activities of daily living or are receiving home care services; requires the department of health to submit a report to the the governor and the legislature on the effectiveness of such program.
2009-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6733 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the respite care demonstration program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE : To allow licensed residential health care facilities with excess beds to provide short-term, temporary respite care services to individuals who require assistance performing activities of daily living or are receiving home care services, in the absence of the individual's regular caregiver. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds § 2821 to the Public Health Law, which creates within the Department of Health a respite care demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of short-term respite care in a residential care facility. It empowers the Department of Health to approve participation in the demonstration program and to establish guidelines for admission into the program. It also instructs the Department of Health to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on or before April 30, 2011.
2009-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6733 I N S E N A T E February 2, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, FARLEY, LITTLE, MORA- HAN, RANZENHOFER, VOLKER -- 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 respite care demonstration program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2821 to read as follows: S 2821. RESPITE CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM; CAREGIVER RELIEF. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT A RESPITE CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESPITE CARE, AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INFORMAL CAREGIVERS, TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LIMI- TATIONS PERFORMING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING OR ARE RECEIVING HOME CARE SERVICES. LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES WITH EXCESS BEDS MAY ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM UPON DEVELOPMENT OF A DEPART- MENTALLY APPROVED PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF SHORT-TERM, TEMPORARY CARE OR SUPERVISION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE PERFORMING ACTIV- ITIES OF DAILY LIVING OR ARE RECEIVING HOME CARE SERVICES, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S REGULAR CAREGIVER. DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION SHALL BE MADE PURSUANT TO GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS IN PROVIDING THE CARE RECIPIENT WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHILE PROVIDING THE CAREGIVER WITH TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL BURDENS OF CARE GIVING. THE EVALUATION SHALL INCLUDE THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH DEMONSTRATION AS A MEANS TO AVOID A MORE EXPENSIVE LONG TERM CARE ALTERNATIVE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE APRIL THIR- TIETH, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN. S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011 and shall expire and be deemed repealed three years after such date; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition or amendment of any rule or regu- lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be completed on or before such effec- tive date.
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