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Senate Bill S7459

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement for home health services; appropriation

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2021-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Amd §368-a, Soc Serv L

2021-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases reimbursement for certain home health services provided by an individual or shared aide provided by an approved home health agency to include an amount necessary to cover the disparate labor and overtime costs associated with complying with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and to offer incentive pay to retain and recruit workers.

2021-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7459
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  reimbursement
   for home health services; and making in appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (g-1) to read as follows:
   (G-1) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED    SIXTY-FOUR-J  OF  THIS  TITLE  OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA-
 GRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE   HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A  OF
 THIS  TITLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR SHARED AIDE PROVIDED BY AN APPROVED HOME
 HEALTH AGENCY WHEN SUCH SERVICES ARE DETERMINED TO BE COST EFFECTIVE AND
 APPROPRIATE TO MEET  THE  RECIPIENT'S  NEEDS  FOR  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  BE
 INCREASED  TO  INCLUDE  AN AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COVER THE DISPARATE LABOR
 AND OVERTIME COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLYING WITH THE  COVID-19  VACCINE
 MANDATE  AND  TO OFFER INCENTIVE PAY TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT WORKERS.  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP METHODOLOGIES FOR CALCULATING  SUCH  DELIVERY
 COSTS  WHICH  ARE SEPARATE FROM DIRECT PERSONAL CARE. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT
 INCREASE SHALL INCLUDE ALL HOME HEALTH SERVICES  PROVIDED  FOR  ELIGIBLE
 RECIPIENTS  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE,  INCLUDING THOSE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED
 THROUGH FEDERAL WAIVERS.
   § 2. The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000)  is  hereby
 appropriated  for  services  and  expenses  for  home  care  agencies to
 increase services provided  by  registered  nurses,  licensed  practical
 nurses,  certified  nursing  assistants,  and  home health care aides to
 cover labor and overtime costs and to offer incentive pay to retain  and
 recruit  workers  sufficient to attain the highest practicable physical,
 mental and psychological well-being of each patient.  Any  disbursements
 from  this appropriation shall be distributed pursuant to a plan submit-
 ted by the commissioner of the department of health and approved by  the
 director of the budget.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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