Assembly Bill A11126

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires residential health care facilities to allow patients and prospective patients to examine financial audits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A11126 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-c, Pub Health L; amd §460-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3576
2013-2014: A2446
2015-2016: A4343
2017-2018: A8159

2009-A11126 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires residential health care facilities to allow patients and prospective patients to examine financial audits; provides for notice to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed.

2009-A11126 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A11126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  11126

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROBINSON, BOYLAND, REILLY, MAISEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, BARRON, CRESPO, SCHIMEL, STIRPE --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the social services law, in
  relation to requiring residential health  care  facilities  and  adult
  homes  to  advise  current  and prospective residents of the financial
  condition of the facility

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph q to read as follows:
  Q.  PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSUL-
TATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, NO FACILITY  SHALL
RESTRICT  OR  PROHIBIT  ACCESS  TO PATIENTS, PROSPECTIVE PATIENTS, OR TO
OMBUDSMEN, AUDITS OF NURSING HOME COMPANIES AS REQUIRED BY  THE  DEPART-
MENT  BY  SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.  SUCH
AUDITS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY A MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE  FACILITY'S
STAFF  WHO  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  BY  THE FACILITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
PATIENTS, PROSPECTIVE PATIENTS AND OMBUDSMEN, WHO SHALL HAVE  THE  RIGHT
TO  PHOTOCOPY SUCH RECORDS. THE FACILITY MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE FOR
PHOTOCOPYING PURSUANT TO SUCH REGULATIONS.
  S 2. Section 460-d of the social services law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO
RESIDENTS OF ALL ADULT HOMES, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS, RESIDENCES  FOR
ADULTS  AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS WHERE A TEMPORARY OPERATOR HAS BEEN
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17128-01-0

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