Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 03, 2024 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 03, 2024 |
ordered to third reading cal.94 |
May 30, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.340 rules report cal.340 reported |
May 24, 2023 |
reported referred to rules |
Mar 28, 2023 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 21, 2023 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 07, 2023 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A3703
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Robert C. Carroll
William Colton
Inez E. Dickens
Erik Dilan
multi-Sponsors
Alicia Hyndman
2023-A3703 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A3703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3703 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 7, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, CARROLL, COLTON, DICKENS, DILAN, GLICK, HEVESI, KIM, PEOPLES-STOKES, PRETLOW, L. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, PHEFFER AMATO, SEAWRIGHT, REYES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred 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 2831 to read as follows: § 2831. 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, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07204-01-3 A. 3703 2
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