Assembly Bill A139

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a program of health care quality innovation and improvement through home care

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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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2021-A139 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3623, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10696
2017-2018: A3984
2019-2020: A1128
2023-2024: A7845

2021-A139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a program of health care quality innovation and improvement through home care.

2021-A139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    139
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to quality innovation
   and improvement through home care
 
   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
 3623 to read as follows:
   § 3623. PROGRAM FOR QUALITY INNOVATION AND  IMPROVEMENT  THROUGH  HOME
 CARE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND
 SUBJECT  TO APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS, THE COMMISSIONER, UPON THE APPROVAL OF
 THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS  DIRECTLY,  OR  IN  THE
 FORM  OF  SUPPLEMENTAL  RATE  PAYMENTS,  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING A
 PROGRAM OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT  THROUGH  HOME
 CARE.
   ELIGIBLE  ENTITIES  FOR  SUCH  PAYMENTS  SHALL INCLUDE: CERTIFIED HOME
 HEALTH AGENCIES; LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS; LICENSED HOME CARE
 SERVICES AGENCIES; MANAGED LONG TERM CARE PLANS UNDER SECTION FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED THREE-F OF THIS CHAPTER FOR  INITIATIVES  WITH  CONTRACTED  HOME
 CARE  AGENCIES;  AND  MANAGED  CARE  PLANS  UNDER  SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-FOUR-J OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW FOR INITIATIVES WITH  CONTRACTED
 HOME CARE AGENCIES.
   2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  ADDRESSING  SIGNIFICANT  PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND GOALS THROUGH
 HOME CARE, INCLUDING FALLS PREVENTION, HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, SEPTICE-
 MIA EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH,  PRES-
 SURE ULCER PREVENTION, AND OTHER;
   (B) ADVANCES IN CARE MANAGEMENT AND CARE TRANSITIONS THROUGH HOME CARE
 PARTNERSHIP  WITH HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, HEALTH PLANS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
 PROVIDERS, NURSING HOMES AND/OR OTHER SECTORS, AS WELL  AS  FOR  COORDI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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