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Senate Bill S4232
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S4232 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 4 §§270 & 271, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S6855
2015-2016: S2472
2017-2018: S2264
2019-S4232 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4232 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to creating a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of closures of long term care facilities on the residents of such facili- ties and their families; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to protect residents of long term care facilities from being unduly burdened by the closure of the facility where they reside. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. This section would establish the Commission on Long Term Care Facilities as follows: *The Commission's duty would be to study and make recommendations on the
2019-S4232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4232 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of closures of long term care facilities on the residents of such facilities and their families; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira- tion thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 4 to read as follows: ARTICLE IV LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES SECTION 270. DEFINITIONS. 271. COMMISSION ON LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. § 270. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING. 2. "LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY FACILI- TIES WHICH HOLD THEMSELVES OUT OR ADVERTISE THEMSELVES AS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED UNDER THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW OR THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND ADULT CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. 3. "STATE OMBUDSMAN" SHALL MEAN THE STATE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. § 271. COMMISSION ON LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. 1. A TEMPORARY STATE COMMISSION, TO BE KNOWN AS THE COMMISSION ON LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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