Assembly Bill A5476

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; relates to the effectiveness

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2013-A5476 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §2899-a, Pub Health L

2013-A5476 - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5476

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public  health  law  and  social  services  law,  in
  relation  to  requiring the review of the criminal history of prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 331 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article thirty-six of this chapter; OR ANY ADULT
CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S  2.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 9 of section 2899-a of the public
health law, as amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) In the event that funds are appropriated in any given fiscal  year
for  the  reimbursement for the costs of providing such criminal history
information, reimbursement shall be made available in an  equitable  and
direct  manner for the projected cost of the fee established pursuant to
law by the division of criminal justice services for processing a crimi-
nal history information check, the fee imposed by the federal bureau  of
investigation  for  a national criminal history check, and costs associ-
ated with obtaining the fingerprints to all providers licensed, but  not
certified  under  article thirty-six of this chapter, AND ALL ADULT CARE
FACILITIES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN  OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW,
including  those  that  are  subject  to  this article and are unable to
access direct reimbursement from  state  and/or  federal  funded  health
programs.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-01-3

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2013-A5476A - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §2899-a, Pub Health L

2013-A5476A - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5476--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CYMBROWITZ, HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY --
  read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law and social services law, in
  relation to requiring the review of the criminal history  of  prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  331  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article thirty-six of this chapter; OR ANY ADULT
CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 2899-a  of  the  public
health law, as amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a)  In the event that funds are appropriated in any given fiscal year
for the reimbursement for the costs of providing such  criminal  history
information,  reimbursement  shall be made available in an equitable and
direct manner for the projected cost of the fee established pursuant  to
law by the division of criminal justice services for processing a crimi-
nal  history information check, the fee imposed by the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal history check, and  costs  associ-
ated  with obtaining the fingerprints to all providers licensed, but not
certified under article thirty-six of this chapter, AND ALL  ADULT  CARE
FACILITIES  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,
including those that are subject to  this  article  and  are  unable  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-02-3

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2013-A5476B - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §2899-a, Pub Health L

2013-A5476B - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476B - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5476--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law and social services law, in
  relation to requiring the review of the criminal history  of  prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  331  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article thirty-six of this chapter; OR ANY ADULT
CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 2899-a  of  the  public
health law, as amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a)  In the event that funds are appropriated in any given fiscal year
for the reimbursement for the costs of providing such  criminal  history
information,  reimbursement  shall be made available in an equitable and
direct manner for the projected cost of the fee established pursuant  to
law by the division of criminal justice services for processing a crimi-
nal  history information check, the fee imposed by the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal history check, and  costs  associ-
ated  with obtaining the fingerprints to all providers licensed, but not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-05-4

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A5476C - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §2899-a, Pub Health L

2013-A5476C - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476C - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5476--C

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend section 38 of part A of the chapter 60 of the laws of
  2014 amending the public health law, relating to  adult  care  facili-
  ties,  in  relation  to  the  effectiveness  thereof; and to amend the
  public health law, in relation to criminal history checks of  prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section 1. Section 38 of part A of chapter 60  of  the  laws  of  2014
amending  the  public  health  law  relating to adult care facilities is
amended to read as follows:
  S 38. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, AND TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
ACT  SHALL  TAKE  EFFECT  JANUARY  1,  2015; provided, however, that the
amendments to subdivisions 1 and  2  of  section  461-k  of  the  social
services law made by section thirty-one of this act shall not affect the
expiration  of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith; and
provided, further, that the amendments made to paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion 18-a of section 206 of  the  public  health  law  made  by  section
sixteen  of  this  act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph
and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-06-4

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2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §2899-a, Pub Health L

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5476--D

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend section 38 of part A of the chapter 60 of the laws of
  2014 amending the public health law, relating to  adult  care  facili-
  ties,  in  relation  to  the  effectiveness  thereof; and to amend the
  public health law and the social services law, in relation to criminal
  history checks of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched hous-
  ing programs or residences for adults

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

  Section  1.  Section  38  of  part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014
amending the public health law relating  to  adult  care  facilities  is
amended to read as follows:
  S  38.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, AND TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY  1,  2015;  provided,  however,  that  the
amendments  to  subdivisions  1  and  2  of  section 461-k of the social
services law made by section thirty-one of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith;  and
provided, further, that the amendments made to paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion  18-a  of  section  206  of  the  public health law made by section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-08-4

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