Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 25, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1442 substituted for s8206a |
May 16, 2022 |
referred to finance delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.213 rules report cal.213 reported |
May 11, 2022 |
reported referred to rules |
May 03, 2022 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 10, 2022 |
print number 8881a |
Mar 10, 2022 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 19, 2022 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8881A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WALLACE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Emily Gallagher
Deborah Glick
Yudelka Tapia
2021-A8881 - Details
2021-A8881 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8881 I N A S S E M B L Y January 19, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the office of hospice and palliative care access and quality 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 4003 to read as follows: § 4003. DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY. 1. THE OFFICE OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE AND MAY EMPLOY SUCH ASSISTANTS AND PERSONNEL AS ARE NECES- SARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES: (A) TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC OR LIFE-LIM- ITING ILLNESSES; (B) TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROVIDERS; (C) TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES; (D) TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO SUCH SERVICES; AND (E) TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES BY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14263-01-2
co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Emily Gallagher
Deborah Glick
Yudelka Tapia
2021-A8881A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A8881A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8881--A I N A S S E M B L Y January 19, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE, SIMON, GALLAGHER, GLICK, TAPIA, GALEF, GRIFFIN, McDONALD, MAGNARELLI, STIRPE, CAHILL, SEAWRIGHT, O'DONNELL, GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, MORINELLO, STERN, JONES, LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the office of hospice and palliative care access and quality 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 4003 to read as follows: § 4003. DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY. 1. THE OFFICE OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE AND MAY EMPLOY SUCH ASSISTANTS AND PERSONNEL AS ARE NECES- SARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES: (A) TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND INPUT ON HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION; (B) TO ENSURE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROVIDERS, WORKERS, AND PATIENTS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN NEW POLICY OR REGULATORY CHANGES ARE CONTEMPLATED, DEVELOPED OR IMPLEMENTED; (C) TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES; (D) TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROVIDERS; (E) TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES; (F) TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO SUCH SERVICES; (G) TO SUPPORT MODELS OF CARE AND SERVICE DELIVERY THAT WOULD ASSIST IN INCREASING UTILIZATION OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES; (H) TO WORK TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MODELS FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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