S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9546
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 24, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to direct the department of health to conduct a study on opening
three new veterans nursing homes in New York state; 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. 1. (a) The department of health shall conduct a study in
relation to opening three new veterans nursing homes in New York state.
(b) Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
i. the best locations in New York state to site three new veterans
nursing homes;
ii. the staffing requirements for such veterans nursing homes based on
projected demand for beds in such nursing homes; and
iii. the costs associated with opening three new veterans nursing
homes.
2. On or before one year from the effective date of this act, the
department of health shall submit such study to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, all members
of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and military
affairs, and the assembly committee on veterans services.
3. The department of health may request, and is authorized to receive,
any information from any state agency that is relevant and material to
the completion of such study. Such information received by the depart-
ment of health shall be subject to the same requirements for confiden-
tiality and limitations on use, if any, as are applicable to such state
agency's use of such information.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed one year after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14230-01-9
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