Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 29, 2014 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9427
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLMAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2013-A9427 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง4653-a, Pub Health L
2013-A9427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9427 I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of public health to conduct a hearing prior to approving a closure of an assisted living facility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 46-B of the public health law is amended by adding a new section 4653-a to read as follows: S 4653-A. HEARING PRIOR TO CLOSURE OF AN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE. 1. BEFORE IT MAY APPROVE ANY PROPOSED PLAN FOR CLOSURE OF AN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE, THE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL CONDUCT A HEARING TO ASSESS THE EFFEC- TIVENESS OF THE PROPOSED CLOSURE PLAN AND THE IMPACT OF THE CLOSURE ON THE RESIDENTS OF THE ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE AND ON THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE RESIDENCE IS LOCATED. 2. (A) UPON RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE FROM AN OPERATOR OF AN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE THAT THE OPERATOR ELECTS TO CLOSE THE RESIDENCE AND TO SURRENDER AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE AND/OR CERTIFICATION AS AN ENHANCED OR SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE, THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT THE HEARING, UPON NOTICE TO THE OPERATOR AND THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD, AND SHALL STATE AND FILE IN ITS OFFICE ITS REASONS THEREFOR. (B) THE HEARING SHALL BE HELD NO LATER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY AFTER THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE THAT THE OPERATOR ELECTS TO CLOSE THE RESIDENCE AND TO SURRENDER AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE AND/OR CERTIF- ICATION AS AN ENHANCED OR SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE. (C) THE HEARING MAY BE RESCHEDULED, ADJOURNED OR CONTINUED, AND THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE NOTICE TO THE OPERATOR AND THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD OF ANY SUCH RESCHED- ULED, ADJOURNED OR CONTINUED HEARING. (D) HEARINGS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14856-01-4
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