| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6237
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
2013-S6237 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6237
TITLE OF BILL: An act making an appropriation to reimburse St. John's
Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway for costs incurred as a result of
remaining open and providing services to the community during and
after Hurricane Sandy
PURPOSE:
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
An appropriation shall be made from the general fund to reimburse St.
John's Episcopal Hospital for costs incurred as a result of remaining
open and providing services to the community during and after
Hurricane Sandy.
JUSTIFICATION:
St. John's Episcopal Hospital, located in Far Rockaway, in the county
of Queens, remained open and provided services to the community during
and after the storms, rains, or floods which occurred during the
period beginning on October 29, 2012 and ending November 3, 2012 known
as "Hurricane Sandy." As a result of remaining open and providing
services to the community during Hurricane Sandy, St. John's
Episcopal Hospital incurred many additional expenses and losses,
including, but not limited to:
2013-S6237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6237
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT making an appropriation to reimburse St. John's Episcopal Hospi-
tal in Far Rockaway for costs incurred as a result of remaining open
and providing services to the community during and after Hurricane
Sandy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that St. John's
Episcopal Hospital, located in Far Rockaway, in the county of Queens,
remained open and provided services to the community during and after
the storms, rains, or floods which occurred during the period beginning
on October 29, 2012 and ending November 3, 2012 known as "Hurricane
Sandy." As a result of remaining open and providing services to the
community during Hurricane Sandy, St. John's Episcopal Hospital incurred
many additional expenses and losses, including, but not limited to:
a. uncompensated care that does not meet DMS/HHS criteria for acute
care reimbursement, including providing care for patients requiring
dialysis or a ventilator who do not have a residence, nursing home, or
adult home to return to;
b. providing shelter, clothing, and meals to residents and staff who
lost homes or were temporarily unable to return to their residences. St.
John's Episcopal Hospital provided more than 2,000 meals a day between
October 28, 2012 and November 12, 2012;
c. lost revenue due to cancelled surgery and ambulatory services;
d. lost revenue due to the detoxification unit being closed in order
to provide shelter services;
e. additional staffing and overtime expenditures;
f. electrical technician services, the operation of back-up genera-
tors, and fuel costs for the generators.
S 2. The sum of four million three hundred thirty thousand dollars
($4,330,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out of any moneys in the general fund of the state treasury to
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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