| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to social services |
| Mar 07, 2013 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S4068
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
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co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S4068 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S4068 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4068
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to requiring residential health care facilities and adult homes to
advise current and prospective residents of the financial condition of
the facility
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires residential health care
facilities to allow patients and prospective patients to examine
financial audits.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill shall provide written
notification to residents of all adult home, enriched housing
programs, residences for adults and assisted programs where a
temporary operator has been appointed.
JUSTIFICATION: To provide patients and prospective patients with full
disclosure about the current financial status of the nursing home
facility or managed residential community so that patients can make an
informed decision about admission.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2013 - New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
2013-S4068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4068
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 7, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring resi-
dential health care facilities and adult homes to advise current and
prospective residents of the financial condition of the facility
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 460-d of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
17. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO
RESIDENTS OF ALL ADULT HOMES, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS, RESIDENCES FOR
ADULTS AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS WHERE A TEMPORARY OPERATOR HAS BEEN
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00169-01-3
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