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                                  1391

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, CROUCH, GUNTHER, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by -- M. of A.  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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 amended by section 34 of  part
D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, 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. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04035-01-3