Assembly Bill A1847

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1847 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2818, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7892
2013-2014: A2267
2017-2018: A870

2015-A1847 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services.

2015-A1847 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1847

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON, COOK, SCHIMEL, CLARK, PALMESANO,
  LUPINACCI  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. CAMARA, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to facilitating  home
  care access in rural and other communities in need

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, as
amended by section 20 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2012,  is
amended to read as follows:
  6.  Notwithstanding  any  contrary provision of this section, sections
one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law,
or any other contrary provision of law, subject to  available  appropri-
ations,  funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section may be
distributed by the commissioner without a competitive bid or request for
proposal process for grants to (I)  general  hospitals  and  residential
health care facilities for the purpose of facilitating closures, mergers
and  restructuring  of  such  facilities, AND (II) CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH
AGENCIES, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND/OR LICENSED HOME  CARE
SERVICES  AGENCIES  IN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OR CIRCUM-
STANCES 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.  Provided
however,  that  to  the extent practicable, the commissioner shall award
such grants equitably among health planning regions of the state.  Prior
to an award being granted to an eligible applicant without a competitive
bid  or  request for proposal process, the commissioner shall notify the
chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of  the  assembly  ways
and  means  committee  and the director of the division of budget of the
intent to grant such an award. Such  notice  shall  include  information
regarding how the eligible applicant meets criteria established pursuant
to this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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