Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 05, 2010 |
print number 2553a |
Mar 05, 2010 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
Feb 23, 2009 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2553
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2009-S2553 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3614, Pub Health L
2009-S2553 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2553 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to rate of payment for home health care programs using statewide average calculation excluding certain costs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To clarify that the home care administrative and general cost cap does not include certain costs related to patient care. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amend section 3614 of the public health law to clarify that patient care related costs (e.g., patient outreach, assessment, case management, family support) should not be included in the calculation of the administrative and general (A&G) cost cap applied to certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care programs. JUSTIFICATION : The A&G cap on home care providers has long been controversial, since the various home care programs face other caps as well. For example, the long term home health care programs (LTHHCP) are capped at 75% of the cost of nursing home care.
2009-S2553 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2553 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 rate of payment for home health care programs using statewide average calculation excluding certain costs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3614 of the public health law, as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 1992, the opening paragraph as amended by section 18 of part C of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, the second undesignated paragraph as added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994 and the third undesignated paragraph as added and the closing para- graph as amended by chapter 59 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 7. (A) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law or regu- lation, for purposes of establishing rates of payment by governmental agencies for certified home health agencies for the period April first, nineteen hundred ninety-five through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-five and for rate periods beginning on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, the reimbursable base year adminis- trative and general costs of a provider of services shall not exceed the statewide average of total reimbursable base year administrative and general costs of such providers of services; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING SUCH RATES OF PAYMENT FOR PERIODS ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE, SUCH STATEWIDE AVERAGE CALCULATION SHALL EXCLUDE ANY COSTS REPORTED AND ALLOCABLE AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL BUT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO: PATIENT OUTREACH; ASSESSMENT; COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES; TELEPHONE AND OTHER TELEHEALTH MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SUPPLIES; STAFF TRANS- PORTATION AND ESCORT SERVICES; FAMILY AND/OR INFORMAL CAREGIVER SUPPORT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00404-02-9
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2009-S2553A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3614, Pub Health L
2009-S2553A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2553A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to rate of payment for home health care programs using statewide average calculation excluding certain costs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To clarify that the home care administrative and general cost cap does not include certain costs related to patient care. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amend section 3614 of the public health law to clarify that patient care related costs (e.g., patient outreach, assessment, case management, family support) should not be included in the calculation of the administrative and general (A&G) cost cap applied to certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care programs. JUSTIFICATION : The A&G cap on home care providers has long been controversial, since the various home care programs face other caps as well. For example, the long term home health care programs (LTHHCP) are capped at 75% of the cost of nursing home care. This legislation ensures that the A&G cap on certified home health agency services, long term home health
2009-S2553A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2553--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, ADDABBO, HASSELL-THOMPSON, ONORATO, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rate of payment for home health care programs using statewide average calculation excluding certain costs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3614 of the public health law, as added by chapter 41 of the laws of 1992, the opening paragraph as amended by section 18 of part C of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, the second undesignated paragraph as added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994 and the third undesignated paragraph as added and the closing para- graph as amended by chapter 59 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 7. (A) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law or regu- lation, for purposes of establishing rates of payment by governmental agencies for certified home health agencies for the period April first, nineteen hundred ninety-five through December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-five and for rate periods beginning on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, the reimbursable base year adminis- trative and general costs of a provider of services shall not exceed the statewide average of total reimbursable base year administrative and general costs of such providers of services; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING SUCH RATES OF PAYMENT FOR PERIODS ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, SUCH STATEWIDE AVERAGE CALCULATION SHALL EXCLUDE ANY COSTS REPORTED AND ALLOCABLE AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL BUT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE INCLUD- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00404-04-0
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