Senate Bill S5172

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enhances the authority of the department of health to supervise and regulate continuing care retirement communities

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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-S5172 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6450
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pub Health L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7778, A10657
2019-2020: S1803

2017-S5172 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances the authority of the department of health to supervise and regulate continuing care retirement communities.

2017-S5172 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5172
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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  promoting  the
   development,  expansion  and  efficient  operation  of continuing care
   retirement communities;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs e and f of subdivision 2-b of  section  4601  of
 the  public health law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2015, are
 amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
   e. communities established under this article  and  offering  fee-for-
 service  continuing  care contracts must offer, along with such fee-for-
 service continuing care contracts,  life  care  and/or  continuing  care
 contracts as defined in subdivision eight-a of this section; [and]
   f. communities established under this article offering continuing care
 at  home  contracts must also offer continuing care retirement contracts
 and must maintain a continuing care retirement community  that  operates
 in support of the continuing care at home contracts[.]; AND
   G.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS ARTICLE, ANY REFERENCE TO "CONTINUING CARE
 RETIREMENT COMMUNITY" OR "COMMUNITY" SHALL ALSO APPLY TO THE TERM  "LIFE
 PLAN COMMUNITY".
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4651 of the public health
 law,  as  amended by chapter 545 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. "Fee-for-service continuing care retirement community" OR "COMMUNI-
 TY" shall mean a facility or facilities  established  pursuant  to  this
 article  to provide a comprehensive, cohesive living arrangement for the
 elderly, oriented to the enhancement of the quality of life, pursuant to
 the terms of the fee-for-service continuing care contract on a  fee-for-
 service  schedule.  Such facility, at a minimum, shall provide access to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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