Senate Bill S6054A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse

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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-S6054 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8916
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §365-o, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3339, A3415
2021-2022: S238, A4073
2023-2024: S506, A6975

2017-S6054 - Summary

Authorizes, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse.

2017-S6054 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6054 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6054
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 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 social services law, in relation to authorizing,  in
   certain  cases, the provision of in-home private duty nursing services
   to a recipient of medical assistance by a relative who is a registered
   professional nurse
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 365-o to read as follows:
   § 365-O. PROVISION OF IN-HOME PRIVATE DUTY  NURSING  SERVICES  BY  THE
 RELATIVE OF A RECIPIENT. UPON APPLICATION OR REQUEST TO THE COMMISSIONER
 BY  A  RECIPIENT  OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, OR HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE OR
 GUARDIAN, WHO HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE  PROVISION  OF  IN-HOME  PRIVATE
 DUTY  NURSING,  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  AUTHORIZE  THE PROVISION OF SUCH
 PRIVATE DUTY NURSING BY A RELATIVE OF SUCH  RECIPIENT,  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 LIMITATIONS  RELATING  THERETO  FOR  PERSONAL  ASSISTANTS IN SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-F OF  THIS  TITLE,  WHO  IS  A
 REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSE,  IN GOOD STANDING, LICENSED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. REIMBURSEMENT  FOR
 PRIVATE  NURSING SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE AT THE RATE PAID FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH  SERVICES  BY  A  LICENSED
 PRACTICAL NURSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11506-02-7



              

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2017-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8916
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §365-o, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3339, A3415
2021-2022: S238, A4073
2023-2024: S506, A6975

2017-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse.

2017-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6054--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON,  FELDER, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
   --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to authorizing, in
   certain cases, the provision of in-home private duty nursing  services
   to a recipient of medical assistance by a relative who is a registered
   professional nurse
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 365-o to read as follows:
   §  365-O.  PROVISION  OF  IN-HOME PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES BY THE
 RELATIVE OF A RECIPIENT. UPON APPLICATION OR REQUEST TO THE COMMISSIONER
 BY A RECIPIENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, OR HIS OR  HER  REPRESENTATIVE  OR
 GUARDIAN,  WHO  HAS  BEEN  APPROVED FOR THE PROVISION OF IN-HOME PRIVATE
 DUTY NURSING, THE COMMISSIONER  MAY  AUTHORIZE  THE  PROVISION  OF  SUCH
 PRIVATE  DUTY NURSING BY AN ADULT RELATIVE OF SUCH RECIPIENT, OTHER THAN
 A SPOUSE OF THE RECIPIENT,  WHO  IS  A  REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSE.
 REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  PRIVATE NURSING SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE AT  THE  RATE  PAID  FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF  SUCH
 SERVICES BY A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11506-06-8



              

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