Senate Bill S3006

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a nursing home resident quality and safety study

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


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

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2023-S3006 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1856
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2804-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7219, A8168

2023-S3006 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a nursing home resident quality and safety study to study the implementation of a globally recognized frailty index score methodology in nursing homes in New York state.

2023-S3006 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3006 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3006
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 creating a nursing
   home resident quality and safety study; and providing for  the  repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   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
 2804-b to read as follows:
   §  2804-B.  NURSING  HOME RESIDENT QUALITY AND SAFETY STUDY. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "FRAILTY  INDEX"  MEANS A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED METHODOLOGY USED TO
 MEASURE THE HEALTH STATUS OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.
   (B) "FRAILTY SCORE" MEANS A SCORE  GIVEN  TO  AN  INDIVIDUAL  ANALYZED
 USING THE FRAILTY INDEX.
   (C)  "THE  STUDY"  MEANS  THE NURSING HOME RESIDENT QUALITY AND SAFETY
 STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (D) "MINIMUM DATA SET" MEANS A FEDERALLY MANDATED PROCESS FOR CLINICAL
 ASSESSMENT OF ALL RESIDENTS IN MEDICARE OR  MEDICAID  CERTIFIED  NURSING
 HOMES.
   (E) "THE DEMONSTRATION TEAM" MEANS A PRIVATE BUSINESS APPOINTED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER  THAT HAS THE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO COLLECT
 MINIMUM DATA SET DATA FOR ALL NURSING HOMES IN NEW YORK STATE FOR ANALY-
 SIS, AND TO PERFORM ALL TASKS NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE STUDY.
   (F) "NURSING HOME" OR "FACILITY" MEANS A NURSING HOME  AS  DEFINED  BY
 SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (G) "APPLICANT" MEANS A NURSING HOME THAT HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION
 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY.
   (H) "PARTICIPATING FACILITY" MEANS AN APPLICANT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED
 BE THE COMMISSIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06040-01-3
              

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