Assembly Bill A1926A

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to publish certain information relating to home care services usage on the department's website on an annual basis

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
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2023-A1926 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1683
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3614-g, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8173, S7372

2023-A1926 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to publish certain information relating to home care services usage on the department's website on an annual basis including the number of individuals receiving care, those that have had permanent transfers and aggregated service usage.

2023-A1926 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1926
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAGHER, HEVESI, SEAWRIGHT,
   DINOWITZ, SIMON, FORREST, COLTON -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to reporting of home
   care service usage
 
   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
 3614-g to read as follows:
   § 3614-G. REPORTING OF HOME CARE SERVICE USAGE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MANAGED CARE PLAN" MEANS  A  MANAGED  CARE  PLAN
 OPERATING  UNDER  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-FOUR-J  OF  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER  AND  PROVIDING  HOME
 CARE SERVICES IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   2.  ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE,
 IN A SEARCHABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FORMAT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOME CARE SERVICES  LISTED  BY
 TYPE  OF HOME CARE SERVICE; COUNTY OF RECIPIENT; AND SERVICES AUTHORIZED
 BY THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES  AND  BY  EACH  MANAGED  CARE
 PLAN;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOME CARE SERVICES BY SPECIFIC
 PUBLIC THIRD-PARTY PAYORS;
   (C)  THE  NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD A PERMANENT TRANSFER FROM
 HOME CARE SERVICES TO A NURSING HOME OR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; AND
   (D) AGGREGATED INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE USAGE, INCLUDING THE  AVERAGE
 NUMBER  OF  HOURS AUTHORIZED ACROSS ALL RECIPIENTS OF HOME CARE SERVICES
 DURING THE PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD BY  TYPE  OF  SERVICE,  PAYOR,  AND
 COUNTY.
   3.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE DISCLOSURE OF
 ANY INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  EXCEPT  AS
 OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2023-A1926A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1683
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3614-g, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8173, S7372

2023-A1926A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to publish certain information relating to home care services usage on the department's website on an annual basis including the number of individuals receiving care, those that have had permanent transfers and aggregated service usage.

2023-A1926A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1926--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAGHER, HEVESI, SEAWRIGHT,
   DINOWITZ, SIMON, FORREST, COLTON -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
   and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to reporting of home
   care service usage
 
   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
 3614-g to read as follows:
   § 3614-G. REPORTING OF HOME CARE SERVICE USAGE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MANAGED CARE PLAN" MEANS  A  MANAGED  CARE  PLAN
 OPERATING  UNDER  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-FOUR-J  OF  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW OR ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER  AND  PROVIDING  HOME
 CARE SERVICES IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   2. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE, IN
 A SEARCHABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FORMAT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A)  THE  NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOME CARE SERVICES LISTED BY
 TYPE OF HOME CARE SERVICE; COUNTY OF RECIPIENT; AND SERVICES  AUTHORIZED
 BY  THE  LOCAL  DEPARTMENT  OF  SOCIAL SERVICES AND BY EACH MANAGED CARE
 PLAN;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOME CARE SERVICES BY SPECIFIC
 PUBLIC THIRD-PARTY PAYORS;
   (C) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD A PERMANENT  TRANSFER  FROM
 HOME CARE SERVICES TO A NURSING HOME OR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; AND
   (D)  AGGREGATED INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE USAGE, INCLUDING THE AVERAGE
 NUMBER OF HOURS AUTHORIZED ACROSS ALL RECIPIENTS OF HOME  CARE  SERVICES
 DURING  THE  PREVIOUS  REPORTING  PERIOD  BY TYPE OF SERVICE, PAYOR, AND
 COUNTY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04828-02-3
 A. 1926--A                          2

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