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Assembly Bill A7892

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services

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2011-A7892 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5446
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2818, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2267
2015-2016: A1847
2017-2018: A870

2011-A7892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services.

2011-A7892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7892

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON, BURLING, PALMESANO -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to facilitating  home
  care access in rural and other communities in need

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, as
added by section 25-a of part A of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  6.  Notwithstanding  any  contrary provision of this section, sections
one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law,
or any other contrary provision of law, subject to  available  appropri-
ations,  funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section may be
distributed by the commissioner without a competitive bid or request for
proposal process for grants to (I)  general  hospitals  and  residential
health care facilities for the purpose of facilitating closures, mergers
and  restructuring  of  such  facilities, AND (II) CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH
AGENCIES, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND/OR LICENSED HOME  CARE
SERVICES  AGENCIES  IN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OR CIRCUM-
STANCES OF NEED FOR PURPOSES OF FACILITATING COLLABORATION,  AFFILIATION
OR  SUSTAINABILITY OF SERVICE IN A COMMUNITY, in order to strengthen and
protect continued access to essential health care resources. Prior to an
[awarded] AWARD being granted to an eligible applicant without a compet-
itive bid or request for proposal process, the commissioner shall notify
the chair of the senate finance committee, the  chair  of  the  assembly
ways  and  means committee and the director of the division of budget of
the intent to grant such an award. Such notice shall include information
regarding how the eligible applicant meets criteria established pursuant
to 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.
                                                           LBD11310-01-1

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