S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8530
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
July 13, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to extending the
number of days within a twelve month period a facility may receive
reimbursement for a reserved bed
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 25 of
section 2808 of the public health law, as added by section 31 of part B
of chapter 109 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) payment to a facility for reserved bed days provided on behalf
of such person for non-hospitalization leaves of absence may not exceed
ten days in any twelve month period. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SHOULD SUCH
PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN PROVIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC LEAVE, PAYMENT TO
A FACILITY FOR RESERVE BED DAYS ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON FOR NON-HOSPI-
TALIZATION LEAVES MAY NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE DAYS IN ANY TWELVE MONTH
PERIOD.
S 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 25 of section
2808 of the public health law, as amended by section 69 of part H of
chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) payment to a facility for reserved bed days provided on behalf
of such person for non-hospitalization leaves of absence may not exceed
ten days in any twelve month period. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SHOULD SUCH
PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN PROVIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC LEAVE, PAYMENT TO
A FACILITY FOR RESERVE BED DAYS ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON FOR NON-HOSPI-
TALIZATION LEAVES MAY NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE DAYS IN ANY TWELVE MONTH
PERIOD; and
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section two
of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
section 69 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13145-04-1