Assembly Actions -
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May 12, 2016 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7763
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S7763 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10697
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3614, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
A3975
2015-S7763 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7763 Revised 05/12/16 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to nurse practitioner services provided by home care agencies PURPOSE : To create the home care-primary care initiative to increase critical opportunity for access to primary care for home care patients using nurse practitioners, working with the patient's physician, and targeting prevention of avoidable hospitalizations and long term care institutionalization. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 3614 of the public health law by adding a new subdivision 3-d establishing a home care-primary care initiative designed to provide reimbursement for nurse practitioner services through home care agencies and managed care plans for the purposes of providing, enhancing and expanding access to in-home care, and reducing negative outcomes such as avoidable hospitalizations, re-hospitalizations, emergency room visits and long term institutionalization. The bill also directs the Commissioner in consultation with home care agencies and managed long term care plans
2015-S7763 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7763 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ 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 nurse practitioner services provided by home care agencies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3614 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-d to read as follow: 3-D. HOME CARE-PRIMARY CARE INITIATIVE. THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES AND REGULATIONS, IS AUTHORIZED TO ADJUST OR TO APPROVE SPECIAL RATES OF PAYMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION AND SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED THREE-F OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE PROVISION OF NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES THROUGH HOME CARE AGENCIES UNDER A HOME CARE-PRI- MARY CARE INITIATIVE. SUCH INITIATIVE SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING OR ENHANCING PRIMARY CARE TO HOME CARE PATIENTS, INCLUDING HOUSE-CALLS TO PATIENTS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND OR WHEN IN-HOME PRIMARY CARE WOULD OTHERWISE FACILITATE ACCESS, QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE, INCLUDING OVERCOMING GEOGRAPHIC RURAL/INNER-CITY BARRIERS TO PRIMARY CARE. SUCH INITIATIVE SHALL ALSO TARGET PREVENTION OF AVOIDABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS, REHOSPITALIZATIONS, EMERGENCY ROOM NEED AND LONG TERM INSTITUTIONALIZATION. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF HOME CARE AGENCIES AND MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS, SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15448-01-6
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