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                                   6530
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 11, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to a study to analyze
   the adequacy of health  networks  and  the  delivery  of  gerontologic
   services and senior health care in New York state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2703 to read as follows:
   §  2703. DELIVERY OF GERONTOLOGIC SERVICES AND SENIOR HEALTH CARE. THE
 COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHARLES D. COOK  OFFICE  OF  RURAL
 HEALTH, SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY TO ANALYZE THE ADEQUACY OF HEALTH NETWORKS
 AND THE DELIVERY OF GERONTOLOGIC SERVICES AND SENIOR HEALTH CARE IN THIS
 STATE.  THE  STUDY  SHALL CONTAIN, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, EVALUATIONS OF
 ACCESS TO CARE AND SPECIALIZED PRACTITIONERS IN ALL AREAS OF  THE  STATE
 WITH  A  FOCUS  ON  IDENTIFYING UNDERSERVED OR UNSERVED AREAS AS WELL AS
 AT-RISK SENIOR  POPULATIONS.  THE  STUDY  SHALL  CONSIDER,  AMONG  OTHER
 THINGS,  TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS RELATED TO ACCESSING CARE, THE UTILIZA-
 TION OF TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN SENIOR POPULATIONS AND ANY IMPED-
 IMENTS THERETO, THE AVAILABILITY OF SPECIALIZED PRACTITIONERS,  AS  WELL
 AS  HIGHLY PREVALENT CHRONIC DISEASES OR CONDITIONS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL
 EDUCATION, PREVENTION,  AND  SERVICE  SUPPORTS.  THE  STUDY  SHALL  ALSO
 CONSIDER  INCENTIVE OPTIONS USED IN NEW YORK STATE, OTHER STATES, AND AT
 THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICIANS  AND  NURSE  PRACTITIONERS  TO
 PRACTICE  IN GERONTOLOGY OR FOCUS ON SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INCORPORATION OF TARGETED  GERONTOLOGY  SUPPORTS
 INTO THE PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS ARTICULATED BY
 SECTION  NINE  HUNDRED  FOUR  OF  THIS CHAPTER, AS A QUALIFYING SHORTAGE
 SPECIALTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO THOUSAND EIGHT  HUNDRED  SEVEN-M  OF
 THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMING DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
 THE  REPORT  SHALL  CONTAIN  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  ADDRESS  THE SPECIFIED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 6530                             2
 
 CONSIDERATIONS IN ADDITION TO OTHER RELEVANT CONCERNS RELATED TO  HEALTH
 CARE DELIVERY AND SENIOR POPULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DELIVER THE
 REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
 SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.