assembly Bill A2037

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the publication of nursing home ratings

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 08, 2021 signed chap.441
Sep 28, 2021 delivered to governor
Feb 22, 2021 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.347
substituted for s553
referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Feb 11, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.99
Feb 09, 2021 reported
Feb 02, 2021 reported referred to codes
Jan 14, 2021 referred to health

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Feb 22, 2021 - floor Vote

A2037
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Floor Vote: Feb 22, 2021

aye (63)

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A2037 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S553
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2808-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8270, S8461

A2037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the most recent rating of every nursing home assigned pursuant to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS rating), shall be prominently displayed on the home page of the department's website and at each nursing home facility.

A2037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2037
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to publication of
   nursing home ratings
 
   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
 2808-e to read as follows:
   § 2808-E. NURSING HOME RATINGS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THAT
 THE MOST RECENT STAR RATING OF EVERY  NURSING  HOME    FACILITY  IN  THE
 STATE,  ASSIGNED  PURSUANT  TO  THE INSPECTION RATING SYSTEM OF THE U.S.
 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (OVERALL CMS  RATING),  SHALL
 BE  PROMINENTLY  DISPLAYED ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE,
 OR BY AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LINK TO SUCH INFORMATION.
   2. EACH NURSING HOME FACILITY SHALL POST ITS OVERALL CMS RATING ON THE
 HOMEPAGE OF ANY WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY SUCH FACILITY AND ON  ANY  WEBSITE
 OR  WEBPAGE RELATING TO SUCH FACILITY MAINTAINED BY AN ENTITY WHICH OWNS
 OR OPERATES SUCH FACILITY. EACH NURSING HOME  SHALL  ALSO  CONSPICUOUSLY
 POST  ITS  MOST  RECENT  OVERALL CMS RATING SO THAT IT IS VISIBLE TO THE
 GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO RESIDENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05741-01-1