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Assembly Bill A8270A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the publication of nursing home ratings

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2019-A8270 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8461
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2808-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2037, S553

2019-A8270 - Summary

Requires that the most recent rating of every nursing home assigned pursuant to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS rating), shall be prominently displayed on the home page of the department's website and at each nursing home facility.

2019-A8270 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8270
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to publication of
   nursing home ratings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2808-e to read as follows:
   § 2808-E. NURSING HOME RATINGS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THAT
 THE MOST RECENT STAR RATING OF EVERY  NURSING  HOME    FACILITY  IN  THE
 STATE,  ASSIGNED  PURSUANT  TO  THE INSPECTION RATING SYSTEM OF THE U.S.
 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS RATING), SHALL BE PROMI-
 NENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, OR  BY  A
 LINK  FROM  THE  HOME  PAGE  DIRECTLY  TO SUCH INFORMATION. THE FACILITY
 RATINGS SHALL BE DISPLAYED SO AS TO   ALLOW CONSUMERS,  THEIR  FAMILIES,
 AND  CAREGIVERS  TO  EASILY COMPARE FACILITIES BASED UPON THEIR ASSIGNED
 RATINGS.
   2. EACH NURSING HOME FACILITY SHALL POST ITS CMS RATING ON  THE  HOME-
 PAGE  OF  ANY  WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY SUCH FACILITY AND ON ANY WEBSITE OR
 WEBPAGE RELATING TO SUCH FACILITY MAINTAINED BY AN ENTITY WHICH OWNS  OR
 OPERATES  SUCH FACILITY. EACH NURSING HOME SHALL ALSO CONSPICUOUSLY POST
 ITS MOST RECENT CMS RATING SO THAT IT IS VISIBLE TO THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC
 AND  TO RESIDENTS.   THE POSTING SHALL NOT BE DEFACED, MARRED, OR HIDDEN
 FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND  IMPLEMENT  A  PUBLIC  AWARENESS
 CAMPAIGN  REGARDING  THE  CMS  RATING SYSTEM. THE CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE
 INFORMATION ON HOW SUCH RATING IS ESTABLISHED AND HOW TO ACCESS A  NURS-
 ING HOME FACILITY'S RATING. SUCH PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE  TO  THE PUBLIC BY ANY MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11279-03-9

2019-A8270A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8461
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2808-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2037, S553

2019-A8270A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the most recent rating of every nursing home assigned pursuant to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS rating), shall be prominently displayed on the home page of the department's website and at each nursing home facility.

2019-A8270A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8270--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to publication of
   nursing home ratings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2808-e to read as follows:
   § 2808-E. NURSING HOME RATINGS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THAT
 THE MOST RECENT STAR RATING OF EVERY  NURSING  HOME    FACILITY  IN  THE
 STATE,  ASSIGNED  PURSUANT  TO  THE INSPECTION RATING SYSTEM OF THE U.S.
 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (OVERALL CMS  RATING),  SHALL
 BE  PROMINENTLY  DISPLAYED ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE,
 OR BY AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LINK TO SUCH INFORMATION.
   2. EACH NURSING HOME FACILITY SHALL POST ITS OVERALL CMS RATING ON THE
 HOMEPAGE OF ANY WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY SUCH FACILITY AND ON  ANY  WEBSITE
 OR  WEBPAGE RELATING TO SUCH FACILITY MAINTAINED BY AN ENTITY WHICH OWNS
 OR OPERATES SUCH FACILITY. EACH NURSING HOME  SHALL  ALSO  CONSPICUOUSLY
 POST  ITS  MOST  RECENT  OVERALL CMS RATING SO THAT IT IS VISIBLE TO THE
 GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO RESIDENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11279-04-0

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