Assembly Bill A9404

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires assisted living facilities to notify residents of changes to medical and support services 180 days prior to such changes taking effect

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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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2015-A9404 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4656, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4958
2019-2020: A1140
2021-2022: A2100
2023-2024: A576

2015-A9404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires assisted living facilities to notify residents of changes to medical and support services 180 days prior to such changes taking effect.

2015-A9404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9404

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  notification  of
  changes  to  medical  and  support  services  to residents in assisted
  living facilities

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

  Section  1. Section 4656 of the public health law, as added by chapter
2 of the laws of 2004, is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to  read
as follows:
  9.  EVERY  ASSISTED  LIVING FACILITY LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL
PROVIDE THE RESIDENT, RESIDENT'S  REPRESENTATIVE  AND  RESIDENT'S  LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVE,  IF  ANY,  NO  LESS  THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS NOTICE
BEFORE THERE ARE ANY CHANGES  IN  CONTRACTS  WHICH  AFFECT  THE  MEDICAL
AND/OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE RESIDENT.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13073-01-5

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