NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A8474C

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 07, 2024	reported referred to ways and means
Mar 15, 2024	print number 8474c
Mar 15, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to health
Feb 22, 2024	print number 8474b
Feb 22, 2024	amend and recommit to health
Feb 06, 2024	print number 8474a
Feb 06, 2024	amend and recommit to health
Jan 03, 2024	referred to health
Dec 29, 2023	referred to health

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2023-A8474 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S8651
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: A1988, S5742

2023-A8474 - Summary

Provides grants for accredited level two geriatric emergency departments; establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; relates to hospital performance data.

2023-A8474 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8474
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 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 grants for geria-
   tric emergency departments; and in relation to grants from the  health
   care facility transformation program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "age-
 friendly health system enhancement act of 2024".
   §  2.  Subdivision  8  of  section 2825-g of the public health law, as
 added by section 1 of part K of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions
 three,  four, five, six and seven of this section shall be contingent on
 an evaluation process acceptable to the commissioner and approved by the
 director of the division of the budget. Disbursement of  awards  may  be
 contingent  on the health care provider as defined in subdivision two of
 this section achieving certain process and performance metrics and mile-
 stones that are structured to ensure that the goals of the  project  are
 achieved.  SUCH  EVALUATION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE A PREFERENCE FOR ENTI-
 TIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED  AS "AGE-FRIENDLY" BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH-
 CARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI).
   § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 2825-h of  the  public  health  law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part  P of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is
 amended to read as follows:
   5. Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions
 three and four of this section shall  be  contingent  on  an  evaluation
 process  acceptable  to the commissioner and approved by the director of
 the division of the budget. Disbursement of awards shall be  conditioned
 on  the  awardee  achieving  certain process and performance metrics and
 milestones as determined by the commissioner.  Such  metrics  and  mile-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13713-01-3

 A. 8474                             2
 
 stones  shall  be structured to ensure that the goals of the project are
 achieved, and such metrics and milestones shall  be  included  in  grant
 disbursement  agreements  or  other contractual documents as required by
 the commissioner. SUCH EVALUATION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE A PREFERENCE FOR
 ENTITIES  THAT  ARE  DESIGNATED   AS "AGE-FRIENDLY" BY THE INSTITUTE FOR
 HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI).
   § 4. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2831  to
 read as follows:
   §  2831.  GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION
 THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD ACCREDITED  LEVEL  ONE  GERIATRIC
 EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENTS  IN  THE  STATE  A GRANT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS.
   § 5. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W)  ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, A CENTER
 FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN RELATION  TO  AGE-FRIENDLY  HEALTH  SYSTEMS.
 SUCH  CENTER  SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY AND SHALL UTILIZE OUTSIDE
 ENTITIES INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the implementation of the provisions of section four of this  act  shall
 be  subject to the appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes
 thereof.

2023-A8474A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S8651
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: A1988, S5742

2023-A8474A - Summary

2023-A8474A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8474--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to grants for geria-
   tric emergency departments; and in relation to grants from the  health
   care facility transformation program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "age-
 friendly health system enhancement act of 2024".
   §  2.  Subdivision  8  of  section 2825-g of the public health law, as
 added by section 1 of part K of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions
 three,  four, five, six and seven of this section shall be contingent on
 an evaluation process acceptable to the commissioner and approved by the
 director of the division of the budget. Disbursement of  awards  may  be
 contingent  on the health care provider as defined in subdivision two of
 this section achieving certain process and performance metrics and mile-
 stones that are structured to ensure that the goals of the  project  are
 achieved.  SUCH  EVALUATION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE A PREFERENCE FOR ENTI-
 TIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED  AS "AGE-FRIENDLY" BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH-
 CARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI).
   § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 2825-h of  the  public  health  law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part  P of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is
 amended to read as follows:
   5. Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions
 three and four of this section shall  be  contingent  on  an  evaluation
 process  acceptable  to the commissioner and approved by the director of
 the division of the budget. Disbursement of awards shall be  conditioned
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13713-02-4

 A. 8474--A                          2
 
 on  the  awardee  achieving  certain process and performance metrics and
 milestones as determined by the commissioner.  Such  metrics  and  mile-
 stones  shall  be structured to ensure that the goals of the project are
 achieved,  and  such  metrics  and milestones shall be included in grant
 disbursement agreements or other contractual documents  as  required  by
 the commissioner. SUCH EVALUATION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE A PREFERENCE FOR
 ENTITIES  THAT  ARE  DESIGNATED   AS "AGE-FRIENDLY" BY THE INSTITUTE FOR
 HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI).
   § 4. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2831  to
 read as follows:
   §  2831.  GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION
 THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD ACCREDITED  LEVEL  TWO  GERIATRIC
 EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENTS  IN  THE  STATE  A GRANT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE CONDITION THAT EACH DEPARTMENT
 GRANTEE SHALL REACH  LEVEL  ONE  STATUS  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  MONTHS  OF
 RECEIVING THE FIRST GRANT AWARD.
   §  5. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W) ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, A  CENTER
 FOR  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  IN  RELATION TO AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS.
 SUCH CENTER SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY AND SHALL  UTILIZE  OUTSIDE
 ENTITIES  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE
 IMPROVEMENT.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the implementation of the provisions of section four of this  act  shall
 be  subject to the appropriation of moneys specifically for the purposes
 thereof.

2023-A8474B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S8651
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: A1988, S5742

2023-A8474B - Summary

2023-A8474B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8474--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to grants for  geria-
   tric  emergency departments; and in relation to grants from the health
   care facility transformation program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "age-
 friendly health system enhancement act of 2024".
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2825-g of  the  public  health  law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part  K of chapter 57 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions
 three, four, five, six and seven of this section shall be contingent  on
 an evaluation process acceptable to the commissioner and approved by the
 director  of  the  division of the budget. Disbursement of awards may be
 contingent on the health care provider as defined in subdivision two  of
 this section achieving certain process and performance metrics and mile-
 stones  that  are structured to ensure that the goals of the project are
 achieved. SUCH EVALUATION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE A PREFERENCE  FOR  ENTI-
 TIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED  AS "AGE-FRIENDLY" BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH-
 CARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI).
   §  3.  Subdivision  5  of  section 2825-h of the public health law, as
 added by section 1 of part P of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2023,  is
 amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13713-03-4
 A. 8474--B                          2

 
   5. Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions
 three  and  four  of  this  section shall be contingent on an evaluation
 process acceptable to the commissioner and approved by the  director  of
 the  division of the budget. Disbursement of awards shall be conditioned
 on  the  awardee  achieving  certain process and performance metrics and
 milestones as determined by the commissioner.  Such  metrics  and  mile-
 stones  shall  be structured to ensure that the goals of the project are
 achieved, and such metrics and milestones shall  be  included  in  grant
 disbursement  agreements  or  other contractual documents as required by
 the commissioner. SUCH EVALUATION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE A PREFERENCE FOR
 ENTITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED   AS "AGE-FRIENDLY" BY  THE  INSTITUTE  FOR
 HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI).
   §  4. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2831 to
 read as follows:
   § 2831. GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. SUBJECT TO  AN  APPROPRIATION
 THEREFOR,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL AWARD ACCREDITED LEVEL TWO GERIATRIC
 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE A  GRANT  OF  FIVE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE CONDITION THAT EACH DEPARTMENT
 GRANTEE  SHALL  REACH  LEVEL  ONE  STATUS  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF
 RECEIVING THE FIRST GRANT AWARD.
   § 5. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W)  ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, A CENTER
 FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN RELATION  TO  AGE-FRIENDLY  HEALTH  SYSTEMS.
 SUCH  CENTER  SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY AND SHALL UTILIZE OUTSIDE
 ENTITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE  INSTITUTE  FOR  HEALTHCARE
 IMPROVEMENT.
   §  6.  The section heading of section 2995-b of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 4 is added to read as follows:
   Hospital [report cards] PERFORMANCE DATA.
   4. SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS.  USING CRITERIA DEVELOPED FROM DATA COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND OTHER CRITERIA, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIG-
 NATE HOSPITALS THAT ARE WELL EQUIPPED IN TERMS OF EXPERTISE AND TECHNOL-
 OGY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TYPES OF CARE INCLUDING  STROKE  CENTERS,  TRAUMA
 CENTERS, REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTERS, BURN CENTERS, SEXUAL ASSAULT FOREN-
 SIC EXAMINER (SAFE) PROGRAMS AND AGE-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED HOSPITALS.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  implementation  of the provisions of section four of this act shall
 be subject to the appropriation of moneys specifically for the  purposes
 thereof.

co-Sponsors

2023-A8474C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S8651
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: A1988, S5742

2023-A8474C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-A8474C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8474--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Health  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to grants for  geria-
   tric emergency departments; in relation to establishing a  center  for
   technical  assistance  relating to age-friendly health systems; and in
   relation to hospital performance data
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "age-
 friendly health system enhancement act of 2024".
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2831  to
 read as follows:
   §  2831.  GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION
 THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD ACCREDITED  LEVEL  TWO  GERIATRIC
 EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENTS  IN  THE  STATE  A GRANT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE CONDITION THAT EACH DEPARTMENT
 GRANTEE SHALL REACH  LEVEL  ONE  STATUS  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  MONTHS  OF
 RECEIVING THE FIRST GRANT AWARD.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W) ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, A  CENTER
 FOR  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  IN  RELATION TO AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS.
 SUCH CENTER SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY AND SHALL  UTILIZE  OUTSIDE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13713-07-4

 A. 8474--C                          2
 
 ENTITIES  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE
 IMPROVEMENT.
   §  4.  The section heading of section 2995-b of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 4 is added to read as follows:
   Hospital [report cards] PERFORMANCE DATA.
   4. SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS.  USING CRITERIA DEVELOPED FROM DATA COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND OTHER CRITERIA, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIG-
 NATE HOSPITALS THAT ARE WELL EQUIPPED IN TERMS OF EXPERTISE AND TECHNOL-
 OGY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TYPES OF CARE INCLUDING  STROKE  CENTERS,  TRAUMA
 CENTERS, REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTERS, BURN CENTERS, SEXUAL ASSAULT FOREN-
 SIC EXAMINER (SAFE) PROGRAMS AND AGE-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED HOSPITALS.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the implementation of the provisions of section two of this act shall be
 subject  to  the  appropriation  of moneys specifically for the purposes
 thereof.

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