Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2011 |
signed chap.444 |
Aug 05, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1391 substituted for s5447 |
Jun 20, 2011 |
substituted by a7893 ordered to third reading cal.1391 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 24, 2011 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5447
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7893 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2011-S5447 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7893
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2807-h & 3614, Pub Health L
2011-S5447 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5447 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to facilitating access to the health occupation and workplace demonstration program for home care providers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To include home care agencies among the provider types eligible under a newly created grant initiative "to strengthen and protect continued access to essential health care resources." SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, created by Chapter 59 of 2011, to add to the existing categories (hospitals and nursing homes) of providers Certified Home Health Agencies, Long Term Home Health Care Programs and/or Licensed Home Care Services Agencies in rural/other areas or circumstances 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. Subdivision 6 as amended by this bill is a grant initiative funded
2011-S5447 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5447 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, BRESLIN, KENNEDY -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- 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 facilitating access to the health occupation and workplace demonstration program for home care providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 2807-h of the public health law, as amended by chapter 255 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows: 1. The commissioner shall authorize health occupation development and workplace demonstration programs and is directed to make rate adjust- ments, subject to the availability of funds therefor, to cover the costs of such programs; PROVIDED THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY ALSO AUTHORIZE SUCH PROGRAMS WITHOUT SUCH RATE ADJUSTMENTS, UPON APPLICATION BY PROVIDERS, TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OCCUPATION DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION. Providers shall be eligible for rate adjustments to develop, implement and evaluate programs to test new models of organization and delivery of services, and the use of new technologies to improve efficiency, utilization and productivity of existing health care personnel; to reduce time that patient care staff spend meeting documentation requirements; and to improve the recruitment and retention of health personnel. Eligible providers shall consult with staff, professional associations, unions and other affected organiza- tions in the development of proposals. The commissioner is authorized to waive, modify or suspend the respective provisions of rules and regu- lations promulgated pursuant to this chapter OR THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW if the commissioner determines that such waiver, modification or suspen- sion is necessary for the successful implementation of a demonstration EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11307-01-1
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