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                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
   GUNTHER, McDONOUGH, TITONE -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to extending the
   number of days within a twelve month period  a  facility  may  receive
   reimbursement for a reserved bed
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  25  of
 section  2808 of the public health law, as amended by section 34 of part
 D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) payment to a facility for reserved bed days provided  on  behalf
 of  such person for non-hospitalization leaves of absence may not exceed
 ten days in any twelve month period.   PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  SHOULD  SUCH
 PERSON'S  INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN PROVIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC LEAVE, PAYMENT TO
 A FACILITY FOR RESERVE BED DAYS ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON FOR  NON-HOSPI-
 TALIZATION  LEAVES  MAY  NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE DAYS IN ANY TWELVE MONTH
 PERIOD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01485-01-7