Assembly Actions -
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S9107
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S9107 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2959-b, amd §2803-c, Pub Health L
2019-S9107 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a residential care home for people with advanced needs pilot program in the counties of Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and such other counties as approved by the department; provides that such program shall provide medical, social and residential care to persons afflicted by dementia, significant cognitive disease and/or behavior disturbances as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) and other standards as approved by the commissioner.
2019-S9107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9107 SPONSOR: RIVERA PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the Public Health Law to address the needs of individuals with behavioral conditions residing at hospitals or those that are unable to be placed within current long term care facilities, by establishing physician supervised and live-in registered nurse staffed Residential Care Homes (RCHs) to care for people with advanced needs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One: adds a new section 2959-b to Public Health Law to establish a residential care home pilot program for people with advanced needs in the counties of Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and such other counties as approved by the department. Such pilot program shall provide medical, social and residential care to persons afflicted by dementia, signif- icant cognitive disease and/or behavior disturbances as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) other standards as approved by the commissioner. Such pilot shall:
2019-S9107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9107 I N S E N A T E November 30, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a residential care home for people with advanced needs pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such 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 public health law is amended by adding a new section 2959-b to read as follows: § 2959-B. RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME FOR PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED NEEDS PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME PILOT PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED NEEDS IN THE COUNTIES OF ALBANY, SCHENECTADY, SARATOGA AND SUCH OTHER COUNTIES AS APPROVED BY THE DEPART- MENT. SUCH PILOT PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CARE TO PERSONS AFFLICTED BY DEMENTIA, SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISEASE AND/OR BEHAVIOR DISTURBANCES AS DEFINED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATIS- TICAL MANUAL 5 (DSM-5) AND OTHER STANDARDS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER. SUCH PILOT PROGRAM SHALL: (A) BE LIMITED TO PERSONS WITH PRIVATE PAY RESOURCES ABSENT THE AVAIL- ABILITY AND APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAID FUNDING FOR SUCH PILOT PROGRAM; (B) DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES OF PERSONS THROUGH PALLIATIVE CARE AND THE COORDINATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES; (C) PROVIDE MEDICAL, NURSING AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES; (D) DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH SEVERE COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL DYSFUNCTION CONSISTENT WITH THEIR DIAGNOSIS; (E) BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN TEN RESIDENTS PER SITE TOGETHER WITH TWO FLEXIBLE ADULT DAYCARE PERSONS; (F) HAVE AN OPERATOR WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND SAFETY OF PERSONS IN SUCH PILOT PROGRAM; (G) HAVE A PHYSICIAN WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT AND SUPER- VISION OF THE OPERATOR OF EACH SITE, STAFF AND PERSONS RESIDING AT SUCH SITE; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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