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Assembly Bill A3975

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes payments to home health agencies for the provision of nurse practitioner services

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2017-A3975 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3614, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10697

2017-A3975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes payments to home health agencies for the provision of nurse practitioner services.

2017-A3975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3975
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02573-01-7

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