NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8651A

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Apr 15, 2024	print number 8651a
Apr 15, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to health
Feb 26, 2024	referred to health

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2023-S8651 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8474
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2831, Pub Health L

2023-S8651 - 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-S8651 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8651

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

To provide incentives for the growth of age friendly health systems.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 shall be known as the "age friendly health system enhancement
act of 2024"

Section 2 amends subdivision 8 of section 2825-g of the public health
law to add a preference for entities that designated as "age friendly"
by the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI)

Section 3 amends subdivision 5 of section 28257h of the public health
law is amended to add a preference for entities that designated as "age
friendly" by the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI)

Section 4 adds a new section 2831 of the public health to provide grants
to level two geriatric emergency departments.

Section 5 adds a new paragraph (w) of subdivision 1 of section 206 of
the public health law to establish a center for technical assistance in
relation age friendly health systems in conjunction with the State
office for aging.

Section 6. changes the title of section 2999-b of the public health law
from hospital "report cards" to "hospital performande data" and adds a
new subdivision on special designations including age friendly status

Section 7 is the immediate effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In the 2018 State of the State address, the Governor set a goal of
making fifty percent of the all health systems age friendly within the
next five years. This goal has not achieved due in large part to the
global pandemic. Progress has been, however, the state needs to provide
incentives and focus to help spread the age friendly health system move-
ment. This legislation provides a preference for age friendly entities
in the Health Care transformation grant process. It also provides for
grants to hospitals that have geriatric emergency departments that
achieve level two status and are on their way to level three,

The legislation also establishes a center for technical assistance at
the Department of Health. This center must work together-with 'the State
Office for Aging. The center could be staffed in the Department or
contracted out to qualified partners. By providing these incentives, the
state will hopefully meet the goal set out in 2018.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2023-S8651 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8651
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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 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-
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13713-04-4
 S. 8651                             2
 
 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.

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8474
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2831, Pub Health L

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8651A

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

To provide incentives for the growth of age friendly health systems.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 shall be known as the "age friendly health system enhancement
act of 2024"

Section 2 adds a new section 2831 of the public health to provide grants
to level two geriatric emergency departments.

Section 3 adds a new paragraph (w) of subdivision 1 of section 206 of
the public health law to establish a center for technical assistance in
relation age friendly health systems in conjunction with the State
office for aging.

Section 4. changes the title of section 2999-b of the public health law
from hospital "report cards" to "hospital performance data" and adds a
new subdivision on special designations including age friendly status

Section 5 is the immediate effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In the 2018 State of the State address, the Governor set a goal of
making fifty percent of the all health systems age friendly within the
next five years. This goal has not achieved due in large part to the
global pandemic. Progress has been, however, the state needs to provide
incentives and focus to help spread the age friendly health system move-
ment. It provides for grants to hospitals that have geriatric emergency
departments that achieve level two status and are on their way to level
three.

The legislation also establishes a center for technical assistance at
the Department of Health. This center must work together with the State
Office for Aging. The center could be staffed in the Department or
contracted out to qualified partners.

The bill also adds to special designations for hospitals by the Depart-
ment of Health. Hospitals that achieve age friendly status will be
recognized by the Department and noted on the official Department
website.  By providing these incentives, the state will hopefully meet
the goal set out in 2018.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8651--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  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
 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13713-08-4
 S. 8651--A                          2
 
 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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Senate Bill S8651A

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

Bill Amendments

2023-S8651 - Details

2023-S8651 - Summary

2023-S8651 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8651 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Cordell Cleare

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

Bill Amendments

2023-S8651 - Details

2023-S8651 - Summary

2023-S8651 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8651 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8651A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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