Senate Bill S5460A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "public nursing home protection act of 2016" directing the commissioner of health to study and report on the current and expected future status of public nursing homes

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 04, 2016	print number 5460a
May 04, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to health
Jan 06, 2016	referred to health
May 14, 2015	referred to health

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2015-S5460 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 28-F §§2899-c - 2899-g, Pub Health L

2015-S5460 - Summary

Enacts the "public nursing home protection act" directing the commissioner of health to study and report on the current and expected future status of public nursing homes.

2015-S5460 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5460

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the
"public nursing home protection act of 2015"; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

PURPOSE:

This bill would require the state to undertake a comprehensive study
on the conditions of public nursing homes in order to gain a better
understanding of financial and other obstacles specific to the
operation of public nursing homes. The elimination of services at
public nursing homes would be prohibited until one year after this
report is made.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1.

- Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Health, in
conjunction with the Director of the Division of the Budget, shall
study and issue a comprehensive report on public nursing homes in New
York State. The report shall include information on the current and
expected future financial condition and usage of public nursing homes,

as well as the impact that the closure of a public nursing home has on
residents, their families, and communities.

- Provides that the report shall be presented to the governor, the
temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly
one year after the effective date of this act.

- Provides that no municipality shall close, sell, transfer, divest,
defund, downsize, or reassign ownership of a public nursing home until
one year after the commissioner shall have reported his or her
findings.

Section 2.

- Provides that this act shall take effect immediately and shall
expire and be deemed repealed 2 years after it shall take effect.

JUSTIFICATION:

Public nursing homes are a critical component to the health care
infrastructure of New York State. These facilities are often the care
givers of last resort for many New Yorkers, and the loss of such
public nursing homes may lead to compromised or inadequate care for
many people in need.

Unfortunately, many municipalities have sold, closed, privatized,
transferred ownership, or otherwise limited or eliminated publicly
available nursing home services over the past several years.  With the
elder population expected to sharply expand in the coming decades, the


state must ensure that these critical facilities remain open and
available to people in need.

By requiring the state to undertake a comprehensive study on public
nursing homes and prohibiting the elimination of services at such
homes until one year after the study is completed, the state can hope
to better understand the financial obstacles unique to these
facilities. This will provide municipalities with the knowledge
necessary to ensure that critical long term services remain available
at public nursing homes for the coming decades

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Similar to S.7291 of 2014.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately, will be deemed repealed two years after enactment.

2015-S5460 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5460

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
  "public  nursing  home  protection act of 2015"; and providing for the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new article
28-F to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 28-F
                      PUBLIC NURSING HOME PROTECTION
                                ACT OF 2015
SECTION 2899-C. SHORT TITLE.
        2899-D  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
        2899-E. DEFINITIONS.
        2899-F. COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC NURSING HOMES.
        2899-G. RESTRICTION ON DIVESTITURE AND ELIMINATION OF SERVICES.
  S 2899-C. SHORT TITLE.  THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED
AS THE "PUBLIC NURSING HOME PROTECTION ACT OF 2015".
  S  2899-D.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS  AND  INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES AND DECLARES THAT:
  1. PUBLIC NURSING HOMES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO  THE  HEALTH  CARE
INFRASTRUCTURE  OF  THE  STATE AND OFTEN REPRESENT THE CAREGIVER OF LAST
RESORT FOR MANY NEW YORKERS. WITH THE STATE'S POPULATION  CONTINUING  TO
AGE,  THE DEMAND FOR PUBLIC NURSING HOMES IS LIKELY TO INCREASE OVER THE
COMING YEARS;
  2. AS FUNDING FROM  THE  FEDERAL,  STATE  AND  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  HAS
DECREASED  OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MANY MUNICIPALITIES OF THE STATE
HAVE SOLD, CLOSED, PRIVATIZED, TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP OR OTHERWISE LIMIT-
ED OR ELIMINATED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NURSING HOME SERVICES; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11152-01-5

S. 5460                             2

  3. THE CONTINUED LOSS OF SUCH PUBLIC NURSING HOMES MAY LEAD TO COMPRO-
MISED OR INADEQUATE CARE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN NEED. THEREFORE, THE  LEGIS-
LATURE  FINDS  THAT  IT  SHALL  BE  THE GOAL OF THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT
PUBLIC NURSING HOMES REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FUTURE CARE OF  PEOPLE  IN
NEED.
  S 2899-E. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1.  "MUNICIPALITY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  COUNTY,  EXCEPT  A COUNTY WHOLLY
CONTAINED WITHIN A CITY HAVING A  POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE
PERSONS.
  2.  "PUBLIC  NURSING  HOME" SHALL MEAN ANY NURSING HOME OR RESIDENTIAL
HEALTH CARE FACILITY ESTABLISHED  UNDER  ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THIS
CHAPTER THAT IS OPERATED OR OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY.
  S 2899-F. COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC NURSING HOMES. 1. THE COMMIS-
SIONER,  IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET,
SHALL STUDY AND ISSUE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC NURSING HOMES  IN
THE  STATE.  SUCH  STUDY AND REPORT CARRIED OUT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) THE CURRENT AND EXPECTED  FUTURE  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  OF  PUBLIC
NURSING HOMES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1)  THE  CURRENT  AND  EXPECTED FUTURE SUPPORT FROM MEDICAID, AND THE
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
  (2) THE CURRENT AND EXPECTED FUTURE IMPACT OF THE STATE'S NEW MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY FOR NURSING HOMES,
  (3) FINANCIAL SUPPORT TRENDS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OVER THE  PREVIOUS
TWENTY YEARS,
  (4) ADDITIONAL AID FROM STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND
  (5) THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY GRANTS TO PUBLIC NURSING HOMES;
  (B)  THE  CURRENT  USAGE  OF  PUBLIC NURSING HOMES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (1) THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PUBLIC NURSING HOME RESIDENTS;
  (2) THE AVERAGE BED COUNT PER FACILITY,
  (3) THE MOST DEMANDED SERVICES PER FACILITY, AND
  (4) SPECIALTY SERVICES THAT ARE NOT  PROVIDED  BY  NON-PUBLIC  NURSING
HOMES;
  (C)  THE  EXPECTED FUTURE NEED FOR PUBLIC NURSING HOMES INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1) THE EXPECTED FUTURE DEMAND FOR VARIOUS SERVICES, AND
  (2) PROJECTIONS OF FACILITY  POPULATIONS  AGED  SIXTY-FIVE  OR  OLDER,
SEVENTY-FIVE  OR  OLDER,  AND  EIGHTY-FIVE  OR  OLDER FOR THE NEXT THREE
DECADES; AND
  (D) THE EFFECTS THAT THE CLOSURE, SALE, TRANSFER, DIVESTMENT,  DEFUND-
ING,  DOWNSIZING  OR  REASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF A PUBLIC NURSING HOME
FROM A MUNICIPALITY TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR  ENTITY  WOULD  HAVE  ON  THE
RESIDENTS OF SUCH FACILITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (1) THE IMPACT
ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS, (2) THE AVAILABILITY
OF  SERVICES  FOR  HARD-TO-PLACE RESIDENTS, AND (3) THE IMPACT ON FAMILY
MEMBERS OF RESIDENTS.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUEST AND SHALL RECEIVE FROM ANY  AGENCY  IN
THE  STATE, AND FROM ANY SUBDIVISION, DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMIS-
SION, OFFICE, AGENCY, OR OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE  OR  OF  ANY
POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  THEREOF  SUCH  INFORMATION,  ASSISTANCE AND DATA
DEEMED NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES  SET  FORTH  IN
THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  INFORMATION  RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY AND LIMITATIONS  ON
USE,  IF ANY, AS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF SUCH INFORMA-
TION.

S. 5460                             3

  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE A REPORT OF HIS OR HER FINDINGS TO  THE
GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY  LEADER  OF
THE ASSEMBLY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2899-G.  RESTRICTION  ON  DIVESTITURE  AND ELIMINATION OF SERVICES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO MUNICIPALITY SHALL CLOSE,
SELL, TRANSFER, DIVEST, DEFUND, DOWNSIZE  OR  REASSIGN  OWNERSHIP  OF  A
PUBLIC  NURSING  HOME  UNTIL  ONE YEAR AFTER THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE
REPORTED HIS OR HER FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION
TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-F OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed 2 years after it shall take effect.

2015-S5460A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 28-F §§2899-c - 2899-g, Pub Health L

2015-S5460A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "public nursing home protection act" directing the commissioner of health to study and report on the current and expected future status of public nursing homes.

2015-S5460A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5460A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to enacting the "public nursing home protection act of 2016"; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 PURPOSE :

This bill would require the state to undertake a comprehensive study
on the conditions of public nursing homes in order to gain a better
understanding of financial and other obstacles specific to the
operation of public nursing homes. The elimination of services at
public nursing homes would be prohibited until one year after this
report is made.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1.

-Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Health, in
conjunction with the Director of the Division of the Budget, shall
study and issue a comprehensive report on public nursing homes in New
York State. The report shall include information on the current and
expected future financial condition and usage of public nursing homes,
as well as the impact that the closure of a public nursing home has on
residents, their families, and communities.

-Provides that the report shall be presented to the governor, the

temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly
one year after the effective date of this act.

-Provides that no municipality shall close, sell, transfer, divest,
defund, downsize, or reassign ownership of a public nursing home until
one year after the commissioner shall have reported his or her
findings.

Section 2.

-Provides that this act shall take effect immediately and shall expire
and be deemed repealed 2 years after it shall take effect.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Public nursing homes are a critical component to the health care
infrastructure of New York State. These facilities are often the care
givers of last resort for many New Yorkers, and the loss of such
public nursing homes may lead to compromised or inadequate care for
many people in need.

Unfortunately, many municipalities have sold, closed, privatized,
transferred ownership, or otherwise limited or eliminated publicly
available nursing home services over the past several years.

With the elder population expected to sharply expand in the coming
decades, the state must ensure that these critical facilities remain
open and available to people in need.

By requiring the state to undertake a comprehensive study on public
nursing homes and prohibiting the elimination of services at such
homes until one year after the study is completed, the state can hope
to better understand the financial obstacles unique to these
facilities. This will provide municipalities with the knowledge
necessary to ensure that critical long term services remain available
at public nursing homes for the coming decades

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

Similar to S.7291 of 2014.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately, will be deemed repealed two years after enactment.

2015-S5460A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5460--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to enacting the
  "public nursing home protection act of 2016"; and  providing  for  the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  article
28-F to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 28-F
                      PUBLIC NURSING HOME PROTECTION
                                ACT OF 2016
SECTION 2899-C. SHORT TITLE.
        2899-D  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
        2899-E. DEFINITIONS.
        2899-F. COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC NURSING HOMES.
        2899-G. RESTRICTION ON DIVESTITURE AND ELIMINATION OF SERVICES.
  S  2899-C.  SHORT TITLE.  THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED
AS THE "PUBLIC NURSING HOME PROTECTION ACT OF 2016".
  S 2899-D. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS  AND  INTENT.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY
FINDS, DETERMINES AND DECLARES THAT:
  1.  PUBLIC  NURSING  HOMES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE HEALTH CARE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE STATE AND OFTEN REPRESENT THE  CAREGIVER  OF  LAST
RESORT  FOR  MANY NEW YORKERS. WITH THE STATE'S POPULATION CONTINUING TO
AGE, THE DEMAND FOR PUBLIC NURSING HOMES IS LIKELY TO INCREASE OVER  THE
COMING YEARS;
  2.  AS  FUNDING  FROM  THE  FEDERAL,  STATE  AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAS
DECREASED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MANY MUNICIPALITIES OF THE  STATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11152-02-6

S. 5460--A                          2

HAVE SOLD, CLOSED, PRIVATIZED, TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP OR OTHERWISE LIMIT-
ED OR ELIMINATED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NURSING HOME SERVICES; AND
  3. THE CONTINUED LOSS OF SUCH PUBLIC NURSING HOMES MAY LEAD TO COMPRO-
MISED  OR INADEQUATE CARE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN NEED. THEREFORE, THE LEGIS-
LATURE FINDS THAT IT SHALL BE THE GOAL  OF  THE  STATE  TO  ENSURE  THAT
PUBLIC  NURSING  HOMES REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FUTURE CARE OF PEOPLE IN
NEED.
  S 2899-E. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  COUNTY,  EXCEPT  A  COUNTY  WHOLLY
CONTAINED  WITHIN  A  CITY  HAVING  A  POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE
PERSONS.
  2. "PUBLIC NURSING HOME" SHALL MEAN ANY NURSING  HOME  OR  RESIDENTIAL
HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS
CHAPTER THAT IS OPERATED OR OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY.
  S 2899-F. COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC NURSING HOMES. 1. THE COMMIS-
SIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE  BUDGET,
SHALL  STUDY AND ISSUE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON PUBLIC NURSING HOMES IN
THE STATE. SUCH STUDY AND REPORT CARRIED OUT PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  (A)  THE  CURRENT  AND  EXPECTED  FUTURE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF PUBLIC
NURSING HOMES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1) THE CURRENT AND EXPECTED FUTURE SUPPORT  FROM  MEDICAID,  AND  THE
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
  (2) THE CURRENT AND EXPECTED FUTURE IMPACT OF THE STATE'S NEW MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY FOR NURSING HOMES,
  (3)  FINANCIAL SUPPORT TRENDS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS
TWENTY YEARS,
  (4) ADDITIONAL AID FROM STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND
  (5) THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY GRANTS TO PUBLIC NURSING HOMES;
  (B) THE CURRENT USAGE OF PUBLIC  NURSING  HOMES,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (1) THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PUBLIC NURSING HOME RESIDENTS;
  (2) THE AVERAGE BED COUNT PER FACILITY,
  (3) THE MOST DEMANDED SERVICES PER FACILITY, AND
  (4)  SPECIALTY  SERVICES  THAT  ARE NOT PROVIDED BY NON-PUBLIC NURSING
HOMES;
  (C) THE EXPECTED FUTURE NEED FOR PUBLIC NURSING HOMES  INCLUDING,  BUT
NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1) THE EXPECTED FUTURE DEMAND FOR VARIOUS SERVICES, AND
  (2)  PROJECTIONS  OF  FACILITY  POPULATIONS  AGED SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER,
SEVENTY-FIVE OR OLDER, AND EIGHTY-FIVE  OR  OLDER  FOR  THE  NEXT  THREE
DECADES; AND
  (D)  THE EFFECTS THAT THE CLOSURE, SALE, TRANSFER, DIVESTMENT, DEFUND-
ING, DOWNSIZING OR REASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF A  PUBLIC  NURSING  HOME
FROM  A  MUNICIPALITY  TO  ANY  OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WOULD HAVE ON THE
RESIDENTS OF SUCH FACILITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (1) THE IMPACT
ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS, (2) THE AVAILABILITY
OF SERVICES FOR HARD-TO-PLACE RESIDENTS, AND (3) THE  IMPACT  ON  FAMILY
MEMBERS OF RESIDENTS.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER MAY REQUEST AND SHALL RECEIVE FROM ANY AGENCY IN
THE STATE, AND FROM ANY SUBDIVISION, DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU,  COMMIS-
SION,  OFFICE,  AGENCY,  OR OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE OR OF ANY
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF  SUCH  INFORMATION,  ASSISTANCE  AND  DATA
DEEMED  NECESSARY  OR  DESIRABLE TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN
THIS SECTION. SUCH INFORMATION RECEIVED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT  TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY AND LIMITATIONS ON

S. 5460--A                          3

USE, IF ANY, AS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF SUCH  INFORMA-
TION.
  3.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE A REPORT OF HIS OR HER FINDINGS TO THE
GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
ASSEMBLY,  THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF
THE ASSEMBLY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2899-G. RESTRICTION ON  DIVESTITURE  AND  ELIMINATION  OF  SERVICES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO MUNICIPALITY SHALL CLOSE,
SELL,  TRANSFER,  DIVEST,  DEFUND,  DOWNSIZE  OR REASSIGN OWNERSHIP OF A
PUBLIC NURSING HOME UNTIL ONE YEAR AFTER  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  HAVE
REPORTED  HIS  OR  HER FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-F OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed 2 years after it shall take effect.

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