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Senate Bill S5446
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2011-S5446 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7892
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2818, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A2267
2015-2016: A1847
2017-2018: A870
2011-S5446 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5446 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to facilitating home care access in rural and other communities in need PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To include home care agencies among the provider types eligible under a newly created grant initiative "to strengthen and protect continued access to essential health care resources." SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, created by Chapter 59 of 2011, to add to the existing categories (hospitals and nursing homes) of providers Certified Home Health Agencies, Long Term Home Health Care Programs and/or Licensed Home Care Services Agencies in rural/other areas or circumstances of need for purposes of facilitating collaboration, affiliation or sustainability of service in a community, in order to strengthen and protect continued access to essential health care resources. Subdivision 6 as amended by this bill is a grant initiative funded under the HEAL-NY program, with discretionary grants to be awarded by
2011-S5446 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5446 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, BRESLIN, KENNEDY -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- 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 facilitating home care access in rural and other communities in need THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, as added by section 25-a of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 6. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this section, sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, or any other contrary provision of law, subject to available appropri- ations, funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section may be distributed by the commissioner without a competitive bid or request for proposal process for grants to (I) general hospitals and residential health care facilities for the purpose of facilitating closures, mergers and restructuring of such facilities, AND (II) CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND/OR LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCIES IN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OR CIRCUM- STANCES OF NEED FOR PURPOSES OF FACILITATING COLLABORATION, AFFILIATION OR SUSTAINABILITY OF SERVICE IN A COMMUNITY, in order to strengthen and protect continued access to essential health care resources. Prior to an [awarded] AWARD being granted to an eligible applicant without a compet- itive bid or request for proposal process, the commissioner shall notify the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee and the director of the division of budget of the intent to grant such an award. Such notice shall include information regarding how the eligible applicant meets criteria established pursuant to this section. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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