Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A6902
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRONSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-A6902 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A6902 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of labor and the commissioner of health to conduct a labor market study of the home care and hospice workforce; and establishes a temporary labor task force for home care and hospice services and occupations to examine and make recommendations regarding competitive labor market factors, reimbursement, programs and other state policy actions necessary to support recruitment and retention of the home care and hospice workforce in the broader, competitive health labor market.
2019-A6902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6902 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT directing the commissioner of labor to conduct a labor market study and establishing a temporary labor task force for home care and hospice services and occupations in New York State; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The commissioner of labor and the commissioner of health shall jointly undertake a market study to examine and make recommenda- tions regarding competitive labor market factors, reimbursement, programs and other state policy actions necessary to support recruitment and retention of the home care and hospice workforce in the broader, competitive health labor market. Such study shall examine differentials in compensation, benefits and other employment factors in home care and hospice in comparison to other health care and employment markets which compete for the same workforce, including but not limited to hospitals and nursing facilities, and for comparable disciplines which include direct care aides, registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers, respir- atory therapists, audiologists and other health care practitioners which the commissioner of labor in consultation with the commissioner of health shall determine. In conducting such study and preparing recommendations, the commis- sioners shall seek the input of representatives of the aforementioned providers and health care personnel, managed care plans, statewide asso- ciations representative of providers and workforce, the center for health workforce studies of the state university of New York, and the New York state area health education centers program. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07008-01-9
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