Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1222 substituted for s7626 |
May 24, 2022 |
substituted by a8006 |
May 16, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
May 11, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
May 10, 2022 |
1st report cal.1222 |
May 03, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to health |
Dec 22, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7626
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8006 - Passed Senate
- 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) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2021-S7626 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S7626 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services; directs the commissioner of health to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to make recommendations as to coordination and division of services, responsibilities, and reimbursement of assisted living programs and hospice programs.
2021-S7626 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7626 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the social services law, in relation to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To enable residents of adult care facilities continue to be enrolled in the Medicaid assisted living program while receiving hospice care. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill makes parallel amendments to Public Health Law § 4012 and to Social Services Law § 461-L to clarify that residents of adult care facilities may receive both hospice and assisted living program (ALP) services without having to disenroll in either. A workgroup of stake- holders will convene to study and recommend how the two programs will coordinate services, responsibilities, and reimbursement, to avoid
2021-S7626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7626 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E December 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social services law, in relation to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4012 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO RECEIVE HOSPICE SERVICES FROM A PROVIDER UNDER THIS ARTICLE WHILE CONTINUING TO RESIDE IN AN ADULT CARE FACILITY UNDER TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND ENROLLED IN THE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM. THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS REASONABLY NECES- SARY AND APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION. § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 461-l of the social services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows: (IV) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO RECEIVE HOSPICE SERVICES FROM A PROVIDER UNDER ARTICLE FORTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WHILE CONTINUING TO RESIDE IN AN ADULT CARE FACILITY UNDER THIS TITLE AND ENROLLED IN THE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS REASONABLY NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. § 3. The commissioner of health shall convene a workgroup including representatives of associations representing assisted living programs and hospice programs, and other interested parties as appropriate, to make recommendations as to coordination and division of services and responsibilities, and reimbursement, of assisted living programs and hospice programs under subdivision 4 of section 4012 of the public EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11724-01-1 S. 7626 2
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