Assembly Bill A6768

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to home care and hospice worker shortage areas and disciplines

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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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2019-A6768 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1420
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3614 & 2807-v, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10818, S8687
2021-2022: A1060, S3748
2023-2024: A313, S9664

2019-A6768 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to adjust medical assistance rates of payment for certified home health agencies, managed long term care plans, hospices, long term home health care programs, licensed home care services agencies and other entities for recruitment, training and retention of direct care workers for services in shortage areas and by shortage disciplines.

2019-A6768 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6768
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  home  care  and
   hospice worker shortage areas and disciplines
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3614 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
   9-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF  THIS SECTION,
 EFFECTIVE FOR ANNUAL PERIODS BEGINNING APRIL FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  NINE-
 TEEN, AND FOR EACH ANNUAL PERIOD THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHOR-
 IZED, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION AND
 UPON  APPROVAL  OF  THE  STATE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, TO FURTHER ADJUST
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RATES OF PAYMENT FOR CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH  AGENCIES,
 MANAGED  LONG  TERM  CARE  PLANS,  HOSPICES,  LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE
 PROGRAMS, LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES  UNDER
 CONTRACT  WITH SUCH AGENCIES AND PLANS, AND SUCH OTHER ENTITIES QUALIFY-
 ING UNDER SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION,  TARGETED  FOR  RECRUITMENT,
 TRAINING  AND  RETENTION OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS FOR SERVICES IN SHORTAGE
 AREAS AND BY SHORTAGE DISCIPLINES WHICH MAY INCLUDE NURSES,  THERAPISTS,
 SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES AND PERSONAL CARE AIDES.
   THE  COMMISSIONER IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE SUCH ADJUSTMENTS TO
 PILOT TEST THE IMPACT ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF ALLOWING FUNDS  TO
 BE  USED FOR CRITICAL SUPPORTS AND INCENTIVES FOR DIRECT CARE PERSONNEL,
 INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, CHILD  DAY  CARE,  CAREER
 LADDER,  PEER  SUPPORT,  AND  OTHER  SUPPORTS WHICH THE COMMISSIONER MAY
 DETERMINE.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF  SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED  SEVEN-V OF THIS CHAPTER, FUNDS FOR SUCH ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE
 AVAILABLE, UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE  STATE  BUDGET  DIRECTOR,  FROM  ANY
 UNEXPENDED FUNDS AND BALANCES AVAILABLE UNDER SUCH SECTION, AND IN ANNU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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