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Senate Bill S7707A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of health and the office for the aging to conduct a study of fees and charges assessed to residents of assisted living facilities

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2017-S7707 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3061
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Elder
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4684, A6769
2015-2016: S3854, A4252
2019-2020: S3066, A4275

2017-S7707 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health and the office for the aging to conduct a study of fees and charges assessed to residents of assisted living facilities and to make recommendations to the legislature.

2017-S7707 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7707 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7707
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN  ACT  authorizing the study of fees and charges assessed to residents
   of assisted living facilities; and providing for the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of health, in conjunction  with  the  office
 for  the aging, is authorized and directed to study the fees and charges
 being assessed to residents of assisted living facilities. Specifically,
 such study shall review the rate of increase of  the  fees  and  charges
 being assessed to residents of assisted living facilities.
   §  2.  On  or before April 1, 2020, the commissioner of health and the
 director of the office for the aging shall deliver a copy of  the  find-
 ings  of the study conducted pursuant to section one of this act and any
 legislative recommendations they deem to be necessary to  the  governor,
 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. The commissioner of health and the director of the office for the
 aging  may  request, and are authorized to receive, any information from
 any state agencies or assisted living facilities that  is  relevant  and
 material  to  the  completion of this study and report. Such information
 received by the department of health and the office for the aging  shall
 be  subject to the same requirements for confidentiality and limitations
 on use, if any, as are applicable to each such  state  agency's  use  of
 such information.
   §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately and shall be deemed
 repealed thirty days after the delivery of the report  to  the  governor
 and the legislature as provided for in section two of this act; provided
 that  the  department of health or the office for the aging shall notify
 the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the
 delivery  of the report provided for in section two of this act in order
 that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely  effective  data
 base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furth-
 erance  of  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative
 law and section 70-b of the public officers law.

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2017-S7707A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3061
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Elder
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4684, A6769
2015-2016: S3854, A4252
2019-2020: S3066, A4275

2017-S7707A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health and the office for the aging to conduct a study of fees and charges assessed to residents of assisted living facilities and to make recommendations to the legislature.

2017-S7707A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7707A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7707--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Aging -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT authorizing the study of fees and charges assessed  to  residents
   of assisted living facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of health in conjunction with the office for
 the aging is authorized and directed to study the fees and charges being
 assessed to residents of assisted living facilities. Specifically,  such
 study  shall  review  the rate of increase of the fees and charges being
 assessed to residents of assisted living facilities.
   § 2. On or before April 1, 2019, the commissioner of the department of
 health and the director of the office for the aging shall deliver a copy
 of the findings of the study conducted pursuant to section one  of  this
 act and any legislative recommendations they deem to be necessary to the
 governor,  the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the
 assembly.
   § 3. The commissioner of the department of health and the director  of
 the office for the aging may request, and are authorized to receive, any
 information  from  any state agencies or assisted living facilities that
 is relevant and material to the completion of  this  study  and  report.
 Such information received by the department of health and the office for
 the  aging shall be subject to the same requirements for confidentiality
 and limitations on use, if any, as are applicable  to  each  such  state
 agency's use of such information.
   §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately and shall be deemed
 repealed thirty days after the delivery of the report  to  the  governor
 and the legislature as provided for in section two of this act; provided
 that  the  department of health or the office for the aging shall notify
 the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the
 delivery  of the report provided for in section two of this act in order
 that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely  effective  data
 base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furth-
 erance  of  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative

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