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Assembly Bill A2211A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to conforming the definition of palliative care throughout the public health law

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2015-A2211 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S311
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4012-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7505, S7504
2017-2018: A2723, S789
2019-2020: A1078, S4582

2015-A2211 - Summary

Relates to conforming the definition of palliative care under hospice provisions to be the same as under other public health law provisions.

2015-A2211 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2211

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definition  of
  palliative care

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is  to  conform
the concept of palliative care under article 40 of the public health law
with  that  in sections 2997-c (palliative care patient information) and
2997-d (hospital, nursing home, home care, special needs assisted living
residences and  enhanced  assisted  living  residences  palliative  care
support) of the public health law.
  S  2. Section 4002 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. "PALLIATIVE CARE" MEANS HEALTH CARE TREATMENT, INCLUDING  INTERDIS-
CIPLINARY  END-OF-LIFE  CARE,  CONSULTATION  WITH  PATIENTS  AND  FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, TO PREVENT  OR  RELIEVE
PAIN AND SUFFERING AND TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
  S  3. Section 4012-b of the public health law, as added by chapter 195
of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  S 4012-b. Hospice palliative care [program for persons  with  advanced
and   progressive   disease].   [1.]  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent
provision of this article to the contrary, a hospice may  also  offer  a
program  of  palliative care for patients with advanced [and progressive
disease] LIFE-LIMITING CONDITIONS AND ILLNESSES and their families. Such
a program may be provided by a hospice issued a certificate of  approval
pursuant  to section [forty hundred] FOUR THOUSAND four of this article,
acting alone or under contract with a certified home health agency, long
term home health care program, licensed home  care  services  agency  or
AIDS  home care program, as such terms are defined in section thirty-six
hundred two of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01907-01-5

2015-A2211A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S311
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4012-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7505, S7504
2017-2018: A2723, S789
2019-2020: A1078, S4582

2015-A2211A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to conforming the definition of palliative care under hospice provisions to be the same as under other public health law provisions.

2015-A2211A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2211--A
                                                        Cal. No. 107

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- ordered to a third reading -- passed by  Assem-
  bly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote recon-
  sidered,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the
  order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definition  of
  palliative care

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

  Section 1. Section 4012-b of the public health law, as added by  chap-
ter 195 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  S  4012-b.  Hospice palliative care [program for persons with advanced
and progressive disease]. 1.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
of this article to the contrary, a hospice may also offer a  program  of
palliative  care  for  patients  with advanced [and progressive disease]
LIFE-LIMITING CONDITIONS  AND  ILLNESSES  and  their  families.  Such  a
program  may  be  provided by a hospice issued a certificate of approval
pursuant to section [forty hundred] FOUR THOUSAND four of this  article,
acting alone or under contract with a certified home health agency, long
term  home  health  care  program, licensed home care services agency or
AIDS home care program, as such terms are defined in section  thirty-six
hundred  two of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the
provision of palliative care by any other health care provider otherwise
authorized to provide such services.
  2. For the purposes of this section [the following terms shall mean:
  (a) "Advanced and progressive disease" means a medical condition which
is irreversible and which will continue indefinitely, where there is  no
reasonable hope of maintaining life.
  (b)]  "Palliative  care"  means  the active, interdisciplinary care of
patients with advanced, life-limiting illness,  focusing  on  relief  of
distressing  physical  and  psychosocial  symptoms and meeting spiritual
needs. Its goal is achievement of the best quality of life for  patients
and families.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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