Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 01, 2010 |
held for consideration in ways and means |
Feb 23, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 12, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A1804
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A1804 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A1804 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1804 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public health law and the public authorities law, in relation to cost allowances for strategic capital investments for technology infrastructure of certain home health care programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3614 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows: 3-B. STRATEGIC CAPITAL INVESTMENT ALLOWANCES. (A) FOR ANNUAL RATE PERIODS ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, IN DETERMINING THE PROPOSED RATE SCHEDULES FOR PAYMENTS FOR CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY SERVICES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS OR AIDS HOME CARE PROGRAMS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE IN SUCH RATES AN ALLOWANCE FOR COSTS INCURRED FOR STRATEGIC CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BY SUCH AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS, DISEASE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INVESTMENTS RELATED TO THEIR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ALLOWANCE SHALL BE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE, IMPROVE THE COST-EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF SUCH AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS AND FACILITATE THE FULFILLMENT OF THE STATE'S HEALTH CARE GOALS. SUCH ALLOW- ANCE SHALL BE FACTORED IN AS A COMPONENT OF THE RATE SCHEDULE AFTER, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO, THE APPLICATION OF ANY ADJUSTMENTS, CEILINGS OR LIMITATIONS ON SUCH RATE SCHEDULES. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION, THE ALLOWANCES PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AMOUNTS AS MAY BE ALLOCATED OR APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00401-01-9 A. 1804 2
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