| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 04, 2012 |
print number 5252b |
| Jun 04, 2012 |
amend and recommit to health |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to health |
| Jun 06, 2011 |
print number 5252a |
| Jun 06, 2011 |
amend and recommit to health |
| May 03, 2011 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5252B
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2011-S5252 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8213
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3614, add §3614-d, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
A4473
2011-S5252 - Summary
Disqualifies providers for receipt of monies for the improvement of recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers providing home health services, when such monies are not provided to the certified home health service agencies employing such workers and providing standards for payment of claims for certain long term care services.
2011-S5252 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5252
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to rate increases payable
for certified home health agency services for purposes of improving
recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers and providing
standards for settlement of claims for payment for certain
long term care services
PURPOSE:
To ensure that monies for the recruitment and retention of
non-supervisory home care workers under contract between certified
home health care agencies and licensed home care agencies be paid and
that certified home health agencies, long term home health care
programs and managed care organizations pay claims and bills to
licensed home care services programs within twenty-five days.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section three thousand six hundred and
fourteen paragraph eight of the public health law to mandate that if
rate increases are made for worker recruitment and retention or other
purposes under this section to a provider under contract with a
2011-S5252 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5252
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- 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 rate increases
payable for certified home health agency services for purposes of
improving recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers and
providing standards for settlement of claims for payment for certain
long term care services
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 8 of
section 3614 of the public health law, as added by section 54 of part J
of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) In the case of services provided by such providers through
contracts with licensed home care services agencies, rate increases
received by such providers pursuant to this subdivision shall be
reflected, consistent with the purposes of subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, in either the fees paid or benefits or other supports
provided to non-supervisory home care services workers or any worker
with direct patient care responsibility of such contracted licensed home
care services agencies and such fees, benefits or other supports shall
be proportionate to the contracted volume of services attributable to
each contracted agency AND SUCH RATE INCREASES SHALL BE MADE UPON
RECEIPT OF SUCH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FUNDS. IF FUNDS ARE MADE
AVAILABLE AND A PROVIDER FAILS TO PROVIDE A LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICE
AGENCY RATE INCREASES CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEDUCT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SUCH RATE INCREASE FROM
SUCH PROVIDER AND PAY SUCH FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE LICENSED HOME CARE
SERVICE AGENCY OR THROUGH A MANDATORY PASS THROUGH CONTRACT WITH SUCH
PROVIDER. Such agencies shall submit to providers with which they
contract written certifications attesting that such funds will be used
solely for the purposes of recruitment and retention of non-supervisory
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10978-03-1
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2011-S5252A - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8213
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3614, add §3614-d, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
A4473
2011-S5252A - Summary
Disqualifies providers for receipt of monies for the improvement of recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers providing home health services, when such monies are not provided to the certified home health service agencies employing such workers and providing standards for payment of claims for certain long term care services.
2011-S5252A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5252A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to rate increases payable
for certified home health agency services for purposes of improving
recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers and providing
standards for settlement of claims for payment for certain
long term care services
PURPOSE:
To ensure that monies for the recruitment and retention of
non-supervisory home care workers under contract between certified
home health care agencies and licensed home care agencies be paid and
that certified home health agencies, long term home health care
programs and managed care organizations pay claims and bills to
licensed home care services programs within twenty-five days.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section three thousand six hundred and
fourteen paragraph eight of the public health law to mandate that if
rate increases are made for worker recruitment and retention or other
purposes under this section to a provider under contract with a
2011-S5252A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5252--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rate increases
payable for certified home health agency services for purposes of
improving recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers and
providing standards for settlement of claims for payment for certain
long term care services
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 8 of
section 3614 of the public health law, as added by section 54 of part J
of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) In the case of services provided by such providers through
contracts with licensed home care services agencies, rate increases
received by such providers pursuant to this subdivision shall be
reflected, consistent with the purposes of subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, in either the fees paid or benefits or other supports
provided to non-supervisory home care services workers or any worker
with direct patient care responsibility of such contracted licensed home
care services agencies and such fees, benefits or other supports shall
be proportionate to the contracted volume of services attributable to
each contracted agency AND SUCH RATE INCREASES SHALL BE MADE UPON
RECEIPT OF SUCH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FUNDS. IF FUNDS ARE MADE
AVAILABLE AND A PROVIDER FAILS TO PROVIDE A LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICE
AGENCY RATE INCREASES CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEDUCT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SUCH RATE INCREASE FROM
SUCH PROVIDER AND PAY SUCH FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE LICENSED HOME CARE
SERVICE AGENCY OR THROUGH A MANDATORY PASS THROUGH CONTRACT WITH SUCH
PROVIDER. Such agencies shall submit to providers with which they
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10978-04-1
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2011-S5252B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8213
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3614, add §3614-d, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
A4473
2011-S5252B (ACTIVE) - Summary
Disqualifies providers for receipt of monies for the improvement of recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers providing home health services, when such monies are not provided to the certified home health service agencies employing such workers and providing standards for payment of claims for certain long term care services.
2011-S5252B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5252B
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to rate increases payable
for certified home health agency services for purposes of improving
recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers and providing
standards for settlement of claims for payment for certain
long term care services
PURPOSE:
To ensure that monies for the recruitment and retention of
non-supervisory home care workers under contract between certified
home health care agencies and licensed home care agencies be paid and
that certified home health agencies, long-term home health care
programs and managed care organizations pay claims and bills to
certified home care agency, long tem1 home health care programs and
licensed home care services programs within thirty days.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section three thousand six hundred and
fourteen paragraph eight of the public health law to mandate that
rate increases for worker recruitment and retention or other purposes
under this section to a provider under contract with a licensed home
care services program shall be reflected in such contract rates in a
timely manner and must be paid to the workers upon receipt by the
2011-S5252B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5252--B
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. HANNON, DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, MAZIARZ -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rate increases
payable for certified home health agency services for purposes of
improving recruitment and retention of non-supervisory workers and
providing standards for settlement of claims for payment for certain
long term care services
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 8 of
section 3614 of the public health law, as added by section 54 of part J
of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) In the case of services provided by such providers through
contracts with licensed home care services agencies, rate increases
received by such providers pursuant to this subdivision shall be
reflected, consistent with the purposes of subparagraph (i) of this
paragraph, in either the fees paid or benefits or other supports
provided to non-supervisory home care services workers or any worker
with direct patient care responsibility of such contracted licensed home
care services agencies and such fees, benefits or other supports shall
be proportionate to the contracted volume of services attributable to
each contracted agency AND SUCH RATE INCREASES SHALL BE MADE UPON
RECEIPT OF SUCH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FUNDS. Such agencies shall
submit to providers with which they contract written certifications
attesting that such funds will be used solely for the purposes of
recruitment and retention of non-supervisory home care services workers
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10978-09-2
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