Senate Bill S3444

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed

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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-S3444 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4343
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง460-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11126
2011-2012: A3576
2013-2014: S4068, A2446
2017-2018: S766, A8159

2015-S3444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed.

2015-S3444 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3444

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  resi-
  dential  health  care facilities and adult homes to advise current and
  prospective residents of the financial condition of the facility

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

  Section  1.    Section  460-d of the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO
RESIDENTS  OF ALL ADULT HOMES, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS, RESIDENCES FOR
ADULTS AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS WHERE A TEMPORARY OPERATOR HAS  BEEN
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF 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.
                                                           LBD00716-01-5

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