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Assembly Bill A3576A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires residential health care facilities to allow patients and prospective patients to examine financial audits

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2011-A3576 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §460-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11126
2013-2014: A2446
2015-2016: A4343
2017-2018: A8159

2011-A3576 - Summary

Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed.

2011-A3576 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3576

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROBINSON, BOYLAND, REILLY, MAISEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, BARRON, CRESPO, SCHIMEL -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
  relation  to  requiring  residential  health care facilities and adult
  homes to advise current and prospective  residents  of  the  financial
  condition of the facility

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph q to read as follows:
  Q. PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN  CONSUL-
TATION  WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, NO FACILITY SHALL
RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT ACCESS TO PATIENTS,  PROSPECTIVE  PATIENTS,  OR  TO
OMBUDSMEN,  AUDITS  OF NURSING HOME COMPANIES AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPART-
MENT BY SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THIS  CHAPTER.    SUCH
AUDITS  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY A MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE FACILITY'S
STAFF WHO SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY  THE  FACILITY  TO  PROVIDE  ACCESS  TO
PATIENTS,  PROSPECTIVE  PATIENTS AND OMBUDSMEN, WHO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO PHOTOCOPY SUCH RECORDS. THE FACILITY MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE  FOR
PHOTOCOPYING PURSUANT TO SUCH REGULATIONS.
  S  2.  Section 460-d of the social services law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO
RESIDENTS  OF ALL ADULT HOMES, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS, RESIDENCES FOR
ADULTS AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS WHERE A TEMPORARY OPERATOR HAS  BEEN
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00285-01-1

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2011-A3576A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §460-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11126
2013-2014: A2446
2015-2016: A4343
2017-2018: A8159

2011-A3576A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed.

2011-A3576A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3576--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROBINSON, BOYLAND, REILLY, MAISEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. ABBATE, BARRON, CRESPO,  GABRYSZAK,  SCHIMEL  --
  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  resi-
  dential  health  care facilities and adult homes to advise current and
  prospective residents of the financial condition of the facility

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

  Section  1.    Section  460-d of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO
RESIDENTS  OF ALL ADULT HOMES, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS, RESIDENCES FOR
ADULTS AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS WHERE A TEMPORARY OPERATOR HAS  BEEN
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00285-02-2

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