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                                   7845
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to quality innovation
   and improvement through home care
 
   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
 3623 to read as follows:
   § 3623. PROGRAM FOR QUALITY INNOVATION AND  IMPROVEMENT  THROUGH  HOME
 CARE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND
 SUBJECT  TO APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS, THE COMMISSIONER, UPON THE APPROVAL OF
 THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS  DIRECTLY,  OR  IN  THE
 FORM  OF  SUPPLEMENTAL  RATE  PAYMENTS,  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING A
 PROGRAM OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT  THROUGH  HOME
 CARE.
   ELIGIBLE  ENTITIES  FOR  SUCH  PAYMENTS  SHALL INCLUDE: CERTIFIED HOME
 HEALTH AGENCIES; LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS; LICENSED HOME CARE
 SERVICES AGENCIES; MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS UNDER SECTION FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED THREE-F OF THIS CHAPTER FOR  INITIATIVES  WITH  CONTRACTED  HOME
 CARE  AGENCIES;  AND  MANAGED  CARE  PLANS  UNDER  SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-FOUR-J OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW FOR INITIATIVES WITH  CONTRACTED
 HOME CARE AGENCIES.
   2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  ADDRESSING  SIGNIFICANT  PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND GOALS THROUGH
 HOME CARE, INCLUDING FALLS PREVENTION, HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, SEPTICE-
 MIA EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH,  PRES-
 SURE ULCER PREVENTION, AND OTHER;
   (B) ADVANCES IN CARE MANAGEMENT AND CARE TRANSITIONS THROUGH HOME CARE
 PARTNERSHIP  WITH HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, HEALTH PLANS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
 PROVIDERS, NURSING HOMES AND/OR OTHER SECTORS, AS WELL  AS  FOR  COORDI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 NATION  OF PRIMARY, CHRONIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLANNING,
 DELIVERY AND CARE MANAGEMENT;
   (C)  IMPLEMENTATION  OF COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVE-
 MENT TOOLS IN HOME CARE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO  THE  INTEGRATION
 OF  THESE TOOLS INTO HOME CARE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND REPORTING SYSTEMS,
 AND ASSOCIATED ADAPTATION OF SOFTWARE  AND  CONNECTIVITY  TO  ANALYTICAL
 SYSTEMS;  SUCH  TOOLS SHALL PROMOTE AND FACILITATE COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY
 MONITORING,  IMPROVEMENT  AND  INNOVATION,  CONTINUOUS  SELF-AUDIT,  AND
 PRIORITY  BENCHMARKING AND ALIGNMENT AND OF HOME CARE WITH MANAGED CARE,
 HOSPITALS, PRIMARY CARE AND INTEGRATED CARE MODELS;
   (D) HOME CARE AGENCY STAFF TRAINING  IN  QUALITY  AND  SPECIALTY  CARE
 PRACTICE AND/OR CARE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES;
   (E) TECHNOLOGY-BASED APPROACHES TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE;
   (F)  POPULATION  HEALTH IMPROVEMENT THROUGH POPULATION STUDIES, AGENCY
 SERVICE ANALYTICS, STAFF TRAINING IN POPULATION CARE  COORDINATION,  AND
 OTHER, CONDUCTED BY HOME CARE AGENCIES;
   (G)  INCREASED INCORPORATION OF EVIDENCED BASED CARE PRACTICES THROUGH
 ADOPTION AND USE OF CLINICAL GUIDELINES, CLINICAL PATHWAYS, AND/OR OTHER
 BEST PRACTICE, BY HOME CARE AGENCIES; AND/OR
   (H) OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE IMPROVED  PATIENT  OUTCOMES,  PATIENT
 SATISFACTION,  SERVICE  COORDINATION OR ACCESS THROUGH HOME CARE, AS THE
 COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF HOME CARE
 PROVIDERS, MANAGED CARE PLANS AND STATEWIDE ASSOCIATIONS  REPRESENTATIVE
 OF  SUCH PROVIDERS AND PLANS, SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR PROVIDER AND
 MANAGED CARE PLAN APPLICATION  PROJECT  SCORING,  AND  FOR  APPROVAL  OF
 PAYMENTS  UNDER  THIS  SECTION.  IF  FEDERAL  FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IS
 UNAVAILABLE, THEN THE NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF AWARDS MADE PURSUANT TO  THIS
 SUBDIVISION MAY BE MADE AS STATE GRANTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.