Assembly Bill A620

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates a rural home health flexibility program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A620 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §3622 to be §3623, add §3622, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7895
2013-2014: A1721
2015-2016: A810

2017-A620 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a rural home health flexibility program.

2017-A620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    620
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON, STECK, COOK, PALMESANO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating  a  rural
   home health flexibility program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3622 of the public health  law,  as  renumbered  by
 section  22  of  part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2004, is renumbered
 section 3623 and a new section 3622 is added to read as follows:
   § 3622. RURAL HOME HEALTH  FLEXIBILITY  PROGRAM.  1.  THE  LEGISLATURE
 FINDS  AND  DECLARES THAT THE PROVISION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF HOME HEALTH
 CARE AND LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE  PROGRAM  SERVICES  IN  RURAL  AREAS
 NECESSITATES REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IN ORDER FOR LIMITED RESOURCES TO BE
 BEST UTILIZED AND MAXIMIZED TO MEET THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF RURAL CITI-
 ZENS  AND TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES IN RURAL
 AREAS. THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE ESTABLISHES A RURAL HOME HEALTH  FLEXI-
 BILITY PROGRAM FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
   2.  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE COMMISSIONER,
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW OR  REGULATION,  SHALL
 CONSIDER  FOR  APPROVAL  PROPOSALS  FROM  PROVIDERS OPERATING UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE AND SERVING RURAL COUNTIES TO:
   (A) CREATE AND OPERATE A LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM WHICH DOES
 NOT PROVIDE ALL THE REQUIRED SERVICES SPECIFIED IN  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED THAT:
   (I)  THERE  IS DEMONSTRATED NEED FOR SUCH PROGRAM IN THE SERVICE AREA;
 AND
   (II) THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE SUCH PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER'S SATISFACTION THAT SUCH APPLICANT HAS  MADE,  AND  CONTINUES  TO
 MAKE,  ALL APPROPRIATE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED SERVICES BUT THAT
 THE LACK OF AVAILABLE HEALTH PERSONNEL WITHIN THE  SERVICE  AREA  IS  AN
 OBSTACLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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