S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    614
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  personal  care
   visitors  for  residents  of nursing homes and residential health care
   facilities

   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
 2801-h to read as follows:
   § 2801-H. PERSONAL CARE VISITORS FOR RESIDENTS OF  NURSING  HOMES  AND
 RESIDENTIAL  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITIES.  1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE
 TERM:
   (A) "RESIDENT" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF A NURSING  HOME  OR
 RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY;
   (B) "PERSONAL CARE VISITOR" MEANS A FAMILY MEMBER OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF
 A  RESIDENT  DESIGNATED  BY  THE RESIDENT OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
 RESIDENT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE FOR SUCH RESIDENT;
   (C) "PERSONAL CARE" MEANS CARE AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY A FAMILY MEMBER
 OR LEGAL GUARDIAN THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL,  OR  SOCIAL
 WELL-BEING FOR SUCH RESIDENT;
   (D)  "NURSING HOME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (E) "RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS
 SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF
 THIS ARTICLE; AND
   (F) "LEGAL  REPRESENTATIVE"  MEANS  A  LEGAL  GUARDIAN  OR  A  LEGALLY
 APPOINTED  SUBSTITUTE  DECISION-MAKER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF
 OF A RESIDENT.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DEVELOP  RULES,  REGU-
 LATIONS  AND  GUIDELINES  AUTHORIZING  AND  REGULATING THE VISITATION OF

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04858-01-1

 S. 614                              2
 
 PERSONAL CARE VISITORS AT NURSING  HOMES  AND  RESIDENTIAL  HEALTH  CARE
 FACILITIES.  SUCH RULES, REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES SHALL:
   (A)  REQUIRE  NURSING  HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO
 ALLOW VISITATION BY PERSONAL CARE VISITORS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS SECTION;
   (B) SET FORTH PROCEDURES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF PERSONAL CARE VISITORS
 BY  RESIDENTS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING REQUIRING A MEDICAL OR
 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO MAKE A DETERMINATION  THAT  SUCH  PERSONAL
 CARE  VISITOR  IS NECESSARY. SUCH DETERMINATION MAY BE MADE BY A MEDICAL
 OR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL NOT AFFILIATED  WITH  A  NURSING  HOME  OR
 RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY;
   (C)  SET  FORTH PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING A PERSONAL CARE VISITOR DESIG-
 NATION;
   (D) REQUIRE THAT PERSONAL CARE  VISITORS  WAIVE  LIABILITY  AGAINST  A
 NURSING  HOME OR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY FOR EXPOSURE TO COVID-
 19;
   (E) PROVIDE THAT A RESIDENT MAY DESIGNATE NO MORE  THAN  ONE  PERSONAL
 CARE VISITOR;
   (F)  PROVIDE  THAT  PERSONAL  CARE  VISITORS  SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY
 PROHIBITIONS ON VISITATION AT A NURSING HOME OR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH  CARE
 FACILITY,  SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION;
   (G) SET FORTH THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER  WHICH  VISITATION  BY  PERSONAL
 CARE  VISITORS  AT  NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
 MAY BE LIMITED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 LOCAL INFECTION RATES AND HEALTH CARE CAPACITY;
   (H)  REQUIRE,  AT  A  MINIMUM,  THAT ALL PERSONAL CARE VISITORS FOLLOW
 SAFETY PROTOCOLS REQUIRED FOR NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH  CARE
 FACILITIES' STAFF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) TESTING FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES;
   (II) CHECKING BODY TEMPERATURE;
   (III) HEALTH SCREENINGS;
   (IV) THE APPROPRIATE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT;
   (V) SOCIAL DISTANCING; AND
   (VI) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS APPROPRIATE;
   (I)  SET  FORTH  FREQUENCY  OF  VISITATION  AND  DURATION OF VISITS BY
 PERSONAL CARE VISITORS AT NURSING  HOMES  AND  RESIDENTIAL  HEALTH  CARE
 FACILITIES; AND
   (J)  SET  FORTH  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONAL CARE VISITORS ALLOWED TO
 VISIT A NURSING HOME OR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH  CARE  FACILITY  AT  ANY  ONE
 TIME.
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2801-i
 to read as follows:
   § 2801-I. COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITATION FOR RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES
 AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  THE
 TERM:
   (A)  "RESIDENT"  MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF A NURSING HOME OR
 RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY;
   (B) "COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITOR" MEANS A FAMILY MEMBER OR LEGAL GUARD-
 IAN OF A RESIDENT DESIGNATED BY THE RESIDENT OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE  OF
 THE RESIDENT TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR SUCH RESIDENT;
   (C) "COMPASSIONATE CARE" MEANS SHORT-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
 A FAMILY MEMBER OR LEGAL GUARDIAN THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE MENTAL, PHYS-
 ICAL,  OR SOCIAL WELL-BEING FOR SUCH RESIDENT DURING CRITICAL SITUATIONS
 SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AT THE END OF SUCH RESIDENT'S  LIFE  OR  IN
 THE INSTANCE OF SIGNIFICANT MENTAL OR SOCIAL DECLINE OF SUCH RESIDENT;

 S. 614                              3
 
   (D)  "NURSING HOME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (E)  "RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  ONE  OF
 THIS ARTICLE; AND
   (F)  "LEGAL  REPRESENTATIVE"  MEANS  A  LEGAL  GUARDIAN  OR  A LEGALLY
 APPOINTED SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO ACT  ON  BEHALF
 OF A RESIDENT.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DEVELOP RULES, REGU-
 LATIONS, AND GUIDELINES AUTHORIZING AND REGULATING THE SHORT-TERM  VISI-
 TATION  OF  COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITORS AT NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL
 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES DURING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE END  OF  A  RESI-
 DENT'S  LIFE, IN THE INSTANCE OF SIGNIFICANT MENTAL OR SOCIAL DECLINE OF
 SUCH RESIDENT OR WHEN EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST REGARDING  SUCH  RESI-
 DENT.  SUCH  RULES, REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES SHALL REQUIRE, AT A MINI-
 MUM, THAT  ALL  COMPASSIONATE  CARE  VISITORS  FOLLOW  SAFETY  PROTOCOLS
 REQUIRED  FOR  NURSING  HOMES  AND  RESIDENTIAL  HEALTH CARE FACILITIES'
 STAFF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) TESTING FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES;
   (B) CHECKING BODY TEMPERATURE;
   (C) HEALTH SCREENINGS;
   (D) THE APPROPRIATE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT;
   (E) SOCIAL DISTANCING; AND
   (F) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   3. ALL COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITORS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO ONE ROOM  TO
 PROVIDE SUCH COMPASSIONATE CARE TO A RESIDENT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such date.

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  614--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY,  BIAGGI,  HOYLMAN  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  personal and compassionate caregiving visitors for resi-
   dents of nursing homes
 
   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
 2801-h to read as follows:
   § 2801-H. PERSONAL CAREGIVING AND COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITORS TO
 NURSING HOME RESIDENTS DURING DECLARED LOCAL OR  STATE  HEALTH  EMERGEN-
 CIES.  1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR" MEANS A FAMILY MEMBER, CLOSE FRIEND,
 OR  LEGAL  GUARDIAN  OF  A  RESIDENT DESIGNATED BY SUCH RESIDENT OR SUCH
 RESIDENT'S LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CAREGIVING FOR SUCH
 RESIDENT, INCLUDING A COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITOR;
   (B) "PERSONAL CAREGIVING" MEANS CARE AND SUPPORT OF A  RESIDENT  BY  A
 PERSONAL  CAREGIVING VISITOR THAT IS PROVIDED TO BENEFIT SUCH RESIDENT'S
 MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR SOCIAL WELL-BEING;
   (C) "COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITOR"  MEANS  A  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING
 VISITOR PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING TO A RESIDENT;
   (D)  "COMPASSIONATE  CAREGIVING"  MEANS  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING  THAT IS
 PROVIDED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE END OF  A  RESIDENT'S  LIFE  OR  IN  THE
 INSTANCE  OF  SIGNIFICANT  MENTAL OR SOCIAL DECLINE OR CRISIS OF A RESI-
 DENT;
   (E) "RESIDENT" MEANS A RESIDENT OF A NURSING HOME; IN  RELATION  TO  A
 PERSONAL  CAREGIVING  VISITOR, "RESIDENT" MEANS THE RESIDENT TO WHOM THE
 PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR HAS  BEEN  DESIGNATED  TO  PROVIDE  PERSONAL
 CAREGIVING; AND
              

   (F) "VISIT" INCLUDES PROVIDING PERSONAL CAREGIVING TO A RESIDENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04858-02-1

 S. 614--A                           2
 
   2.  PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS MAY VISIT RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES,
 SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS  UNDER
 THIS SECTION WHICH SHALL:
   (A)   REQUIRE   NURSING HOMES TO ALLOW PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS TO
 VISIT RESIDENTS SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION;
   (B) SET FORTH PROCEDURES FOR THE DESIGNATION  OF  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING
 VISITORS  BY  RESIDENTS  OR RESIDENT'S LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH MAY
 INCLUDE IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES  REQUIRING  A  PHYSICAL  OR  MENTAL
 HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL TO STATE THAT THE PERSONAL CAREGIVING WILL SUBSTAN-
 TIALLY BENEFIT THE RESIDENT'S MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR SOCIAL WELL-BEING; AN
 NURSING HOME SHALL NOT REQUIRE THAT THE HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL  IS  AFFIL-
 IATED WITH SUCH NURSING HOME;
   (C)  SET  FORTH  PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING A PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR
 DESIGNATION;
   (D) PROVIDE THAT A RESIDENT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED  TO  DESIGNATE  MORE
 THAN TWO PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS;
   (E)    PROVIDE  THAT PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
 PROHIBITIONS ON VISITING RESIDENTS AT  NURSING  HOMES,  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (F) SET FORTH THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH VISITING BY PERSONAL CARE-
 GIVING  VISITORS  MAY  BE  TEMPORARILY LIMITED OR SUSPENDED AT A NURSING
 HOME, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOCAL  INFECTION  RATES,  TEMPORARY
 INADEQUATE STAFF CAPACITY, OR AN ACUTE EMERGENCY SITUATION;
   (G)    REQUIRE,  AT A   MINIMUM, THAT ALL PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS
 FOLLOW SAFETY PROTOCOLS REQUIRED FOR NURSING HOME STAFF, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) TESTING FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES;
   (II) CHECKING BODY TEMPERATURE;
   (III) HEALTH SCREENINGS;
   (IV) APPROPRIATE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT;
   (V)  SOCIAL DISTANCING (EXCEPT AS NECESSARY FOR PERSONAL CAREGIVING BY
 THE PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR FOR THE RESIDENT); AND
   (VI) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS APPROPRIATE;
   (H)  SET  FORTH STANDARDS FOR  FREQUENCY AND DURATION   OF  VISITS  BY
 PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS AT  NURSING HOMES;
   (I)   SET   FORTH STANDARDS FOR LIMITING  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONAL
 CAREGIVING VISITORS ALLOWED TO VISIT  A NURSING HOME  AT  ANY  ONE TIME;
 AND
   (J) MAKE  APPROPRIATE  PROVISIONS  FOR  COMPASSIONATE  CAREGIVING  AND
 COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITORS.
   §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 461-u
 to read as follows:
   § 461-U. PERSONAL CAREGIVING AND COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITORS FOR
 RESIDENTS OF ADULT CARE FACILITIES DURING DECLARED LOCAL OR STATE HEALTH
 EMERGENCIES.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR" MEANS A FAMILY MEMBER, CLOSE FRIEND,
 OR  LEGAL  GUARDIAN  OF  A  RESIDENT DESIGNATED BY SUCH RESIDENT OR SUCH
 RESIDENT'S LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CAREGIVING FOR SUCH
 RESIDENT, INCLUDING A COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITOR;
   (B) "PERSONAL CAREGIVING" MEANS CARE AND SUPPORT OF A  RESIDENT  BY  A
 PERSONAL  CAREGIVING VISITOR THAT IS PROVIDED TO BENEFIT SUCH RESIDENT'S
 MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR SOCIAL WELL-BEING.
   (C) "COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITOR"  MEANS  A  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING
 VISITOR PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING TO A RESIDENT;

 S. 614--A                           3
 
   (D)  "COMPASSIONATE  CAREGIVING"  MEANS  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING  THAT IS
 PROVIDED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE END OF  A  RESIDENT'S  LIFE  OR  IN  THE
 INSTANCE  OF  SIGNIFICANT  MENTAL OR SOCIAL DECLINE OR CRISIS OF A RESI-
 DENT;
   (E) "RESIDENT" MEANS A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT CARE FACILITY; IN RELATION
 TO  A PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR, "RESIDENT" MEANS THE RESIDENT TO WHOM
 A PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR HAS BEEN DESIGNATED  TO  PROVIDE  PERSONAL
 CAREGIVING; AND
   (F) "VISIT" INCLUDES PROVIDING PERSONAL CAREGIVING TO A RESIDENT.
   2.  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING  VISITORS  MAY  VISIT RESIDENTS OF ADULT CARE
 FACILITIES, SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE  OF
 TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS UNDER THIS
 SECTION WHICH SHALL:
   (A)  REQUIRE ADULT CARE FACILITIES TO ALLOW PERSONAL CAREGIVING  VISI-
 TORS TO VISIT RESIDENTS SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION;
   (B)  SET  FORTH  PROCEDURES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF PERSONAL CAREGIVING
 VISITORS BY RESIDENTS OR RESIDENT'S LAWFUL  REPRESENTATIVES,  WHICH  MAY
 INCLUDE  IN  APPROPRIATE  CIRCUMSTANCES  REQUIRING  A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL
 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO STATE THAT THE PERSONAL CAREGIVING WILL  SUBSTAN-
 TIALLY BENEFIT THE RESIDENT'S MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR SOCIAL WELL-BEING; AN
 ADULT  CARE  FACILITY  SHALL  NOT  REQUIRE THAT A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IS
 AFFILIATED WITH SUCH ADULT CARE FACILITY;
   (C) SET FORTH PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING A  PERSONAL  CAREGIVING  VISITOR
 DESIGNATION;
   (D)  PROVIDE  THAT  A RESIDENT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO DESIGNATE MORE
 THAN TWO PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS;
   (E) PROVIDE THAT PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM
 PROHIBITIONS  ON VISITING RESIDENTS AT ADULT CARE FACILITIES, SUBJECT TO
 THE LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS IN THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (F) SET FORTH THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH VISITING BY PERSONAL CARE-
 GIVING VISITORS MAY BE TEMPORARILY LIMITED OR SUSPENDED AT AN ADULT CARE
 FACILITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOCAL INFECTION  RATES,  TEMPO-
 RARY INADEQUATE STAFF CAPACITY, OR AN ACUTE EMERGENCY SITUATION;
   (G)  REQUIRE,  AT  A  MINIMUM,  THAT  ALL PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS
 FOLLOW SAFETY PROTOCOLS REQUIRED FOR ADULT CARE FACILITY STAFF,  INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) TESTING FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES;
   (II) CHECKING BODY TEMPERATURE;
   (III) HEALTH SCREENINGS;
   (IV) APPROPRIATE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT;
   (V)  SOCIAL DISTANCING (EXCEPT AS NECESSARY FOR PERSONAL CAREGIVING BY
 THE PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITOR FOR A RESIDENT); AND
   (VI) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE DEEMS APPROPRIATE;
   (H)  SET  FORTH  STANDARDS  FOR  FREQUENCY  AND  DURATION OF VISITS BY
 PERSONAL CAREGIVING VISITORS AT ADULT CARE FACILITIES;
   (I) SET FORTH STANDARDS FOR LIMITING  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  PERSONAL
 CAREGIVING  VISITORS  ALLOWED TO VISIT AN ADULT CARE FACILITY AT ANY ONE
 TIME; AND
   (J) MAKE  APPROPRIATE  PROVISIONS  FOR  COMPASSIONATE  CAREGIVING  AND
 COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVING VISITORS.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.