Senate Bill S7773

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Direct the department of health to provide oversight of the transitioning of individuals to managed long term care operated by health maintenance organizations

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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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2011-S7773 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4403-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3912

2011-S7773 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health to provide oversight of the transitioning of individuals to managed long term care plans operated by health maintenance organizations.

2011-S7773 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7773 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7773

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to managed long  term
  care plans operated by health maintenance organizations

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

  Section 1. Section 4403-f of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  12.  IN  TRANSITIONING  INDIVIDUALS  TO  MANAGED  LONG  TERM CARE, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF LONG TERM MANAGED CARE  BY  ENSUR-
ING:
  (A) ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE BY REQUIRING NETWORK TRANSPARENCY AT CHOICE
AMONGST  LONG TERM CARE PLANS, ALLOWING PATIENTS TO CHOOSE THE PLAN THAT
BEST FITS THEIR NEEDS;
  (B)  TRANSPARENCY  AND  ACCOUNTABILITY  FROM  PROVIDERS,  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE  A  MECHANISM  BY  WHICH STAFF, RESIDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN
SAFELY AND ANONYMOUSLY REPORT CONCERNS RELATING TO QUALITY AND WASTE;
  (C) LOW STAFF TURNOVER IN NURSING HOMES BY PROMOTING  AND  ENCOURAGING
FAIR PAY; AND
  (D) PLANS AND PROVIDERS ARE ASSESSED PERIODICALLY FOR EFFICIENCY, WITH
INCENTIVES  PROVIDED  FOR  A  VARIETY  OF  INDICATORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, SMOOTH PATIENT TRANSITIONS, HIGH STAFF RETENTION  AND  POSI-
TIVE HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES ACHIEVED AT A LOW COST.
  S  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to section 4403-f of the public health law made by section one  of
this act shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section, and
shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16337-01-2

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