Senate Bill S8942

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the moratorium on the processing and approval of applications for licensure of licensed home care services agencies

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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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2017-S8942 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11126
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Health
Laws Affected:
Amd part B §9-e, Chap 57 of 2018
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1820, A976

2017-S8942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the moratorium on the processing and approval of applications for licensure of licensed home care services agencies; permits the commissioner of health to grant exemptions from such moratorium.

2017-S8942 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8942
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018,  amending  the
   public  health law and other laws relating to registration of licensed
   home care services agencies, in relation  to  the  moratorium  on  the
   processing and approval of applications

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 9-e of part B of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2018,
 amending  the  public health law and other laws relating to registration
 of licensed home care services agencies, is amended to read as follows:
   § 9-e. Effective April 1, 2018, the commissioner of health shall place
 a moratorium on the processing  and  approval  of  applications  seeking
 licensure  of  a  licensed home care services agency pursuant to section
 3605 of the public health  law  that  have  not  received  establishment
 approval  or  contingent establishment approval by the public health and
 health planning council, except for: (a) an application  seeking  licen-
 sure  of  a licensed home care services agency that is submitted with an
 application for approval as an assisted living program authorized pursu-
 ant to section 461-l of the social  services  law;  (b)  an  application
 seeking  approval  to  transfer  ownership for an existing licensed home
 care services agency that has been licensed and operating for a  minimum
 of  five years for the purpose of consolidating ownership of two or more
 licensed home care services agencies; [and] (c) an  application  seeking
 licensure  of  a  home  care  services agency where the applicant demon-
 strates  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  commissioner  of  health   that
 submission  of  the application to the public health and health planning
 council for consideration would  be  appropriate  on  grounds  that  the
 application addresses a serious concern such as a lack of access to home
 care services in the geographic area or a lack of adequate and appropri-
 ate  care,  language and cultural competence, or special needs services;
 AND (D) ANY OTHER APPLICATION THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, IN HIS OR
 HER DISCRETION, DEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH GOALS FOR CONSOLIDATION  AND
 IMPROVING CARE DELIVERY. Such moratorium shall expire on March 31, 2020.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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