NY State Senate Bill S553

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2037 - Signed by Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase 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
Feb 22, 2021	substituted by a2037 ordered to third reading cal.347 committed to rules
Feb 10, 2021	2nd report cal.
Feb 09, 2021	1st report cal.347
Jan 06, 2021	referred to health

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Feb 22, 2021 - floor Vote

A2037

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Feb 22, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S553

committee

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Feb 9, 2021 - Health committee Vote

S553

committee

Aye

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S553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2037
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2808-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8461, A8270

S553 (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.

S553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S553

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to publication of
nursing home ratings

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to provide that every nursing home facility
in the state display prominently the most recent star rating pursuant to
the inspection rating system of the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medi-
caid Services (CMS), to allow consumers, their families, and caregivers
to easily compare facilities based upon their assigned ratings. These
ratings will also be required to be displayed prominently on the Depart-
ment of Health and the Nursing Home Facility's own website.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the Public Health law by adding a new section 2808-e to

require the commissioner to provide that the most recent CMS ratings be
displayed prominently On the department website, as well as on the Nurs-
ing Home Facility's own website and at the facility where it should be
visible to the general public and its residents.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Family members often do not have the resources or skills necessary to
properly care for their elderly loved ones. In these cases, the only
solution is to trust professional nursing facilities to provide the care
their loved ones need. It can be an emotionally strenuous processes for
families to come. to this conclusion, which can make choosing the right
facility all the more difficult.

Unfortunately, nursing facilities do not provide the same level of care,
and it can be extremely complicated for families to properly compare
facilities based on their loved one's needs. A 2003 congressional report
that examined nursing home records conducted over a two-year period
showed that nearly 1 in 3 nursing homes were cited for violations that
had the potential to cause harm. However shocking, this news was neither
new when reported nor changed since.  With the rise of publicly avail-
able data, family members should have the ability to go into the nursing
home selection process well informed. Information can bring great
emotional ease and expedition to the process of picking a long-term,
out-of-home care, facility for their loved ones.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services established a five-star
rating system, in which nursing home ratings can be easily and readily
understood. In times of crisis, these ratings can be difficult to find.

If ratings and information are not easily accessible, the information
they provide cannot be helpful or effective. This bill would make these
ratings readily available so that families seeking nursing facilities
can make an informed decision in the best interests of their loved ones.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the nineteenth day after it shall have
become a law

S553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    553
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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

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Floor Vote: Feb 22, 2021

Feb 22, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Feb 22, 2021

Feb 9, 2021 - Health committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Feb 9, 2021

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S553 (ACTIVE) - Details

S553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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S553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Feb 22, 2021 - floor Vote

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Feb 22, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Feb 22, 2021

Feb 9, 2021 - Health committee Vote

Health Committee Vote: Feb 9, 2021

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S553 (ACTIVE) - Details

S553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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