| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1968
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2025-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1968
SPONSOR: RIVERA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment,
incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit nurs-
ing homes
PURPOSE:
Prohibits the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in
capacity of for-profit nursing homes.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the public health law by adding a new section 2802-c as
it relates to the expansion of for-profit nursing homes. This section
prohibits the establishment, construction, or increased capacity of any
for-profit nursing homes after the effective date of this section and
defines a "For-profit nursing home" as a nursing home owned or operated,
in whole or in part, by a for-profit entity.
2025-S1968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1968
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BRISPORT, SALAZAR -- 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 the establishment,
incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit
nursing homes
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
2802-c to read as follows:
§ 2802-C. NO ADDITIONAL OR EXPANDED FOR-PROFIT NURSING HOMES. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY, THE
COMMISSIONER AND THE COUNCIL SHALL NOT APPROVE OR TAKE ANY ACTION THAT
WOULD ESTABLISH, INCORPORATE OR APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY FOR-PRO-
FIT NURSING HOME OR INCREASE THE RESIDENT CAPACITY OF ANY FOR-PROFIT
NURSING HOME.
2. HOWEVER, WITH RESPECT TO A FACILITY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED, INCORPO-
RATED OR APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION AS A FOR-PROFIT NURSING HOME PRIOR TO
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BAR FURTHER
ACTION RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION OR CONSTRUCTION OF
THAT FACILITY, PROVIDED THAT THE ACTION DOES NOT APPROVE OR RESULT IN AN
INCREASE IN THE RESIDENT CAPACITY OF THAT NURSING HOME.
3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "FOR-PROFIT NURSING HOME" MEANS A NURSING
HOME OWNED OR OPERATED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03420-01-5
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.