Senate Bill S1803A

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to continuing care retirement communities; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S1803 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8193
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §4603, amd Pub Health L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7778
2017-2018: S5172

2019-S1803 - Summary

Promotes efficient and effective oversight of continuing care retirement communities.

2019-S1803 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1803 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1803
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  promoting  the
   development,  expansion  and  efficient  operation  of continuing care
   retirement communities;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs e and f of subdivision 2-b of  section  4601  of
 the  public health law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2015, are
 amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
   e. communities established under this article  and  offering  fee-for-
 service  continuing  care contracts must offer, along with such fee-for-
 service continuing care contracts,  life  care  and/or  continuing  care
 contracts as defined in subdivision eight-a of this section; [and]
   f. communities established under this article offering continuing care
 at  home  contracts must also offer continuing care retirement contracts
 and must maintain a continuing care retirement community  that  operates
 in support of the continuing care at home contracts[.]; AND
   G.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS ARTICLE, ANY REFERENCE TO "CONTINUING CARE
 RETIREMENT COMMUNITY" OR "COMMUNITY" SHALL ALSO APPLY TO THE TERM  "LIFE
 PLAN COMMUNITY".
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4651 of the public health
 law,  as  amended by chapter 545 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. "Fee-for-service continuing care retirement community" OR "COMMUNI-
 TY" shall mean a facility or facilities  established  pursuant  to  this
 article  to provide a comprehensive, cohesive living arrangement for the
 elderly, oriented to the enhancement of the quality of life, pursuant to
 the terms of the fee-for-service continuing care contract on a  fee-for-
 service  schedule.  Such facility, at a minimum, shall provide access to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8193
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §4603, amd Pub Health L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7778
2017-2018: S5172

2019-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Promotes efficient and effective oversight of continuing care retirement communities.

2019-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1803--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to promoting effi-
   cient and effective oversight of continuing care  retirement  communi-
   ties; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4602 of the public health law, as added by  chapter
 689 of the laws of 1989, the section heading and subdivisions 1 and 2 as
 amended  by  chapter  659  of the laws of 1997, the opening paragraph of
 subdivision 1 as amended by section 81 of part A of chapter  62  of  the
 laws of 2011, the opening paragraph of subdivision 2 as amended by chap-
 ter  549 of the laws of 2014, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 155 of
 the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4602. [Continuing care retirement community  council]  COMMISSIONER;
 powers and duties.  [1. The continuing care retirement community council
 is  hereby established, to consist of the following, or their designees:
 the attorney general; the commissioner; the director of the  office  for
 the  aging;  and eight public members appointed by the governor with the
 advice and consent of the senate. Such public members shall be represen-
 tative of the public, and have a demonstrated expertise or  interest  in
 continuing  care  retirement communities; provided that no more than one
 such member shall be a sponsor, owner, operator, manager,  member  of  a
 board  of  directors,  or  shareholder  of  a continuing care retirement
 community. At least two public members shall be residents of a  continu-
 ing  care retirement community. At least one of the public members shall
 be a representative of an organization with demonstrated  experience  in
 representing the interests of senior citizens. The public members of the
 council  shall  have  fixed  terms  of  four years. The council shall be
 chaired by the commissioner or his or her designee.
   Members of such council shall serve  without  compensation  for  their
 services  as  members  of  the  council, except that each of them may be
              

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