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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
GUNTHER, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to extending the
number of days within a twelve month period a facility may receive
reimbursement for a reserved bed
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 25 of
section 2808 of the public health law, as amended by section 2 of part E
of chapter 57 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(ii) payment to a facility for reserved bed days provided on behalf of
such person for therapeutic leaves of absence may not exceed ten days in
any twelve month period. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SHOULD SUCH PERSON'S INDI-
VIDUAL CARE PLAN PROVIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC LEAVE, PAYMENT TO A FACILITY
FOR RESERVE BED DAYS ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON FOR NON-HOSPITALIZATION
LEAVES MAY NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE DAYS IN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01911-01-9