Assembly Bill A7365

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursements for certain home health services that meet the definition of core public health services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A7365 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6641
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §610, Pub Health L

2023-A7365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reimbursements for certain home health services that meet the definition of core public health services.

2023-A7365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7365
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to licensure require-
   ments and reimbursements for certain home health services
 
   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
 610 to read as follows:
   § 610. STATE AID; HOME VISIT CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. 1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A VISIT TO THE HOME BY A NURSE TO
 PROVIDE A CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX  HUNDRED
 TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  BY  A  COUNTY OR CITY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY THAT
 RECEIVES FUNDING UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND THAT IS FOR PURPOSES OF  MEETING
 STATUTORY  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO SERVE AS
 NURSING SERVICES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OF THIS  CHAP-
 TER,  SHALL  NOT  OTHERWISE  BE  SUBJECT  TO  LICENSURE  UNDER ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW.
   2. IF THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT THE SCOPE OF SERVICES  PROVIDED
 BY  A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION EXCEEDS THE
 LIMITS PRESCRIBED, HE OR SHE MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH CITY OR COUNTY PUBLIC
 HEALTH AGENCY BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE  THIR-
 TY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   3.  IF  THE  COMMISSIONER  DETERMINES  THAT  THE  CORE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWO OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  WHEN
 PROVIDED  BY  LOCAL  HEALTH  DEPARTMENTS IN THE HOME AS AUTHORIZED UNDER
 THIS SECTION, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT  UNDER  TITLE  XIX  OF  THE
 FEDERAL  SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND MEET FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR
 SUCH REIMBURSEMENT, A MUNICIPALITY SHALL SEEK REIMBURSEMENT AS  REQUIRED
 BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11043-05-3

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