Assembly Bill A2213

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to limitations on the processing and approval of applications seeking licensure of a licensed home care services agency

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2213 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2541
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3605, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8274, S5931
2021-2022: A2652, S4031

2023-A2213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to limitations on the processing and approval of applications seeking licensure of a licensed home care services agency.

2023-A2213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2213
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to limitations on the
   processing  and  approval  of  applications  seeking  licensure  of  a
   licensed home care services agency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 6 of section 3605 of the  public  health
 law,  as  amended  by section 9-b of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   4. The public health and health planning council shall not approve  an
 application  for licensure unless it is satisfied as to[: (a) the public
 need for the existence of the licensed home health care  service  agency
 at  the  time  and  place and under the circumstances proposed; (b)] the
 character, competence and standing in the community of  the  applicant's
 incorporators,  directors, sponsors, stockholders or operators[; (c) the
 financial resources of the proposed licensed home  health  care  service
 agency and its sources of financial revenues; and (d) such other matters
 as it shall deem pertinent].
   6.  Neither  PUBLIC NEED, tax status nor profit-making status shall be
 criteria for licensure.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03766-01-3

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