Legislation

* § 2999-mm. Rates for temporary health care services; reports. A
temporary health care services agency shall report quarterly to the
department a full disclosure of charges and compensation, including a
schedule of all hourly bill rates per category of health care personnel,
a full description of administrative charges, and a schedule of rates of
all compensation per category of health care personnel including, but
not limited to:

1. hourly regular pay rate, shift differential, weekend differential,
hazard pay, charge nurse add-on, overtime, holiday pay, travel or
mileage pay, and any health or other fringe benefits provided;

2. the percentage of health care entity dollars that the agency
expended on temporary personnel wages and benefits compared to the
temporary health care services agency's profits and other administrative
costs;

3. a list of the states and zip codes of their health care personnels'
primary residences;

4. the names of all health care entities they have contracted within
New York state;

5. the number of health care personnel of the temporary health care
services agency working at each entity; and

6. any other information prescribed by the commissioner.

* NB Effective until May 28, 2027

* § 2999-mm. Rates for temporary health care services; reports. 1. A
temporary health care services agency shall report quarterly to the
department a full disclosure of charges and compensation, including a
schedule of all hourly bill rates per category of individuals engaged to
provide health care services, a full description of administrative
charges, and a schedule of rates of all compensation per category of
individuals engaged to provide health care services including, but not
limited to:

(a) hourly regular pay rate, shift differential, weekend differential,
hazard pay, charge nurse add-on, overtime, holiday pay, travel or
mileage pay, and any health or other fringe benefits provided;

(b) the percentage of health care entity dollars that the agency
expended on compensation, including, as applicable, benefits, to
individuals engaged to provide health care services compared to the
temporary health care services agency's profits and other administrative
costs;

(c) a list of the states and zip codes of the primary residences of
individuals engaged to provide health care services;

(d) the names of all health care entities they or a third party with
whom the agency is subcontracting have contracted within New York state;

(e) the number of individuals engaged to provide health care services
by the temporary health care services agency working at each entity; and

(f) any other information prescribed by the commissioner.

2. The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations to
establish, monitor, and enforce a limitation on the amount that
temporary health care services agencies or certain types or classes of
such agencies may retain as profit from providing, procuring, or
enabling health care entities to engage an individual to provide health
care services, which for the purposes of this section shall be referred
to as the "agency rate." In setting one or more agency rates, which can
be expressed as a percentage or in another manner as determined by the
department, the department shall take into consideration factors
including but not limited to the ability to maintain sufficient staffing
of the health care workforce, whether on a contract or permanent basis
and across the range of needed professional titles and roles, in all
geographic areas across the state. The department shall also engage in a
periodic reassessment of any agency rates to ensure that they reflect
current conditions and remain effective.

3. The commissioner shall publish guidelines establishing the forms
and procedures for verification of compliance with an agency rate. In
addition, a temporary health care services agency shall retain for six
years and make available to the department upon request copies of all
contracts, invoices, records, payroll information, and other documents
necessary to determine compliance with the agency rate. The department
is authorized to conduct audits of temporary health care services
agencies as well as targeted investigations based on complaints or
atypical reporting patterns.

4. Nothing in this article shall displace any generally applicable law
relevant to temporary health care services agencies, including but not
limited to sections three hundred forty-nine and three hundred
ninety-six-r of the general business law.

* NB Effective May 28, 2027