Senate Bill S7974

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing certain adult care facilities to arrange for limited nursing services

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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-S7974 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10384
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4398, A2736
2019-2020: S1788
2021-2022: S1593
2023-2024: S5471

2015-S7974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows an adult home, enriched housing facility, assisted living residence or special needs assisted living residence to provide for nursing services in the facility that are not continual, either by arrangement with a provider of nursing services or by employment.

2015-S7974 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7974

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to allowing certain
  adult care facilities to arrange for limited nursing services

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

  Section  1.  Section  461-c  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
  6-A. (A) PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,  AN
ADULT  HOME,  ENRICHED  HOUSING  FACILITY,  ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE OR
SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE OPERATOR MAY PROVIDE FOR NURSING
SERVICES IN THE FACILITY  FOR  RESIDENTS  OF  THE  FACILITY,  EITHER  BY
ARRANGEMENT  WITH  A PROVIDER OF NURSING SERVICES OR BY EMPLOYMENT, THAT
ARE NOT CONTINUAL AND WOULD NOT VIOLATE ADMISSION AND  RETENTION  STAND-
ARDS  UNDER THIS SECTION, AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUBJECT TO LIMITA-
TIONS PROVIDED IN THE REGULATIONS. AN  OPERATOR  ARRANGING  FOR  NURSING
SERVICES  SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN A FORM AND
MANNER REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  (B)  NO OPERATOR ELECTING TO PROVIDE SUCH NURSING SERVICES MAY  REPRE-
SENT  TO  THE  PUBLIC  THAT  THE  ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING FACILITY,
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE OR SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE  IS
AN  ENHANCED  ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE OR OFFERS AGING IN PLACE AS SUCH
TERMS ARE DEFINED UNDER SECTION FORTY-SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE  OF  ARTICLE
FORTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15535-01-6

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