Senate Bill S2847

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the closure of nursing homes

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


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

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2021-S2847 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2828, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8208
2017-2018: S2036, S7108
2019-2020: S4861
2023-2024: S2984

2021-S2847 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the closure of nursing homes.

2021-S2847 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2847 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2847
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to the closure of
   nursing homes
 
   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
 2828 to read as follows:
   § 2828.  CLOSURE OF NURSING HOMES. 1. IN THE EVENT THAT AN OPERATOR OF
 A NURSING HOME ELECTS TO CLOSE THE FACILITY, THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:
   (A) THE OPERATOR SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT IN WRITING AT LEAST NINE-
 TY DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF CLOSURE OF THE NURSING HOME.
   (B) THE WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE A PROPOSED PLAN  FOR  CLOSURE  OF
 THE  NURSING  HOME. THE PLAN SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, INCLUDE TIMETABLES FOR ALL STEPS  IN  THE  CLOSURE  PROCESS  AND
 DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES AND ACTIONS THE OPERATOR WILL TAKE TO:
   (I)  NOTIFY  RESIDENTS OF THE CLOSURE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR TERMI-
 NATION OF ADMISSION AGREEMENTS AND INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE;
   (II) ASSESS THE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS;
   (III) ASSIST RESIDENTS IN LOCATING  AND  TRANSFERRING  TO  APPROPRIATE
 ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS; AND
   (IV)  MAINTAIN  COMPLIANCE  WITH THESE REGULATIONS UNTIL ALL RESIDENTS
 HAVE RELOCATED.
   (C) COPIES OF THE WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL BE  CONCURRENTLY  DELIVERED  TO
 THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER  AND  THE  PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE LOCAL
 LEGISLATIVE BODY OF EACH COUNTY, EXCEPT A COUNTY WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN
 A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN WHICH THE NURSING HOME IS LOCATED, THE FACIL-
 ITY'S RESIDENTS' COUNCIL AND, IN A CITY OF A MILLION OR MORE POPULATION,
 ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD  IN  WHOSE  DISTRICT  THE  NURSING  HOME  IS
 LOCATED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04645-01-1
              

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