Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 28, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 11, 2019 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1237 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 30, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 16, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1816
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
2019-S1816 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3836
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3620-a, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S8620, A11067
2021-2022: S1574
2019-S1816 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1816 REVISED MEMO 04/25/2019 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to integrating home care into the state's public health and prevention efforts PURPOSE: To amend the Public Health Law, in relation to addressing priority public health needs of the state through strategic integration of home care services and skills. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill adds a new section 3620-a to the Public Health Law to promote strategic integration of home care skills and capacities into the state's health continuum strategy to address public health priorities in disease prevention, intervention, population health improvement, associated health care cost reduction and research. The section establishes that priority public health areas may include
2019-S1816 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1816 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 integrating home care into the state's public health and prevention efforts 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 3620-a to read as follows: § 3620-A. PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY INITIATIVES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMOTE HOME CARE'S INTEGRATION INTO THE STATE'S HEALTH CONTINUUM STRATEGY TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITIES IN DISEASE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, ASSOCIATED HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION AND RESEARCH. SUCH INTEGRATED ROLES FOR HOME CARE SHALL BE PROMOTED AND INCENTIVIZED ON AN AGENCY VOLUNTARY BASIS. THE COMMISSION- ER SHALL UNDERTAKE THESE PURPOSES THROUGH: (A) INCORPORATION OF HOME CARE AGENCY DIRECT CARE AND CARE MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT'S PREVENTION, PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES; (B) PROMULGATION OF DEPARTMENTAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS THAT DESCRIBE AND ASSIST HOME CARE AGENCIES IN EXERCISING THESE ROLES; (C) PROMOTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTION FOR USE BY HOME CARE AGENCIES; (D) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOME CARE STAFF TRAINING IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS TRAINING AND EDUCA- TIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE HEALTH WORKFORCE AND/OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; (E) REGULATORY AND PROCEDURAL FLEXIBILITY TO OPTIMIZE PUBLIC HEALTH TRIAGE AND INTERVENTION BY HOME CARE; (F) PROVIDING OR MAKING AVAILABLE PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA FOR HOME CARE AGENCY USE IN IDENTIFYING, TARGETING AND SHAPING INTERVENTION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00720-01-9
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