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Senate Bill S4709

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to updating rate components for the non-capital component of rates of payment by governmental agencies for inpatient services provided by residential health care facilities

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2025-S4709 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2808, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6570

2025-S4709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring rate components for the non-capital component of rates of payment by governmental agencies for inpatient services provided by residential health care facilities to be updated no later than 1/1/2027, and every 5 years thereafter using the most currently available cost report data.

2025-S4709 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4709
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ASHBY, BORRELLO, OBERACKER, STEC -- 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 updating rate
   components for the  non-capital  component  of  rates  of  payment  by
   governmental  agencies  for inpatient services provided by residential
   health care facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 2-c of section 2808 of the
 public health law, as added by section 95 of part H of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section or  any
 other  contrary  provision  of  law  and  subject to the availability of
 federal financial participation, the non-capital component of  rates  of
 payment  by  governmental  agencies  for  inpatient services provided by
 residential health care facilities on or after October first, two  thou-
 sand eleven, but no later than January first, two thousand twelve, shall
 reflect a direct statewide price component, and indirect statewide price
 component,  and  a facility specific non-comparable component, utilizing
 allowable operating costs for a base year as determined by  the  commis-
 sioner by regulation. Such rate components shall be periodically updated
 to reflect changes in operating costs. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH RATE
 COMPONENTS  SHALL  BE  UPDATED NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-SEVEN AND NO LESS THAN EVERY FIVE  YEARS  THEREAFTER,  USING  THE
 MOST  CURRENTLY  AVAILABLE COST REPORT DATA, WHICH UPDATES SHALL INCLUDE
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO AN UPDATE OF RATE  COMPONENTS  TO  REFLECT  ACTUAL
 BASE YEAR COSTS.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08909-01-5

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