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Assembly Bill A870

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services

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2017-A870 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2818, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7892
2013-2014: A2267
2015-2016: A1847

2017-A870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services.

2017-A870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    870
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON, COOK, PALMESANO, LUPINACCI --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RIVERA --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to facilitating home
   care access in rural and other communities in need

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, as
 amended  by  section  20 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2012, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of  this  section,  sections
 one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law,
 or  any  other contrary provision of law, subject to available appropri-
 ations, funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section may  be
 distributed by the commissioner without a competitive bid or request for
 proposal  process  for  grants  to (I) general hospitals and residential
 health care facilities for the purpose of facilitating closures, mergers
 and restructuring of such facilities, AND  (II)  CERTIFIED  HOME  HEALTH
 AGENCIES,  LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND/OR LICENSED HOME CARE
 SERVICES AGENCIES IN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS  OR  CIRCUM-
 STANCES  OF NEED FOR PURPOSES OF FACILITATING COLLABORATION, AFFILIATION
 OR SUSTAINABILITY OF SERVICE IN A COMMUNITY, in order to strengthen  and
 protect  continued  access  to essential health care resources. Provided
 however, that to the extent practicable, the  commissioner  shall  award
 such  grants equitably among health planning regions of the state. Prior
 to an award being granted to an eligible applicant without a competitive
 bid or request for proposal process, the commissioner shall  notify  the
 chair  of  the  senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways
 and means committee and the director of the division of  budget  of  the
 intent  to  grant  such  an award. Such notice shall include information
 regarding how the eligible applicant meets criteria established pursuant
 to this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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