Assembly Bill A4016

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services

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Current Bill Status Via S1349 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A4016 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1349
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4012, Pub Health L; amd §461-l, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.7626 & A.8006)

2023-A4016 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services, subject to the availability of federal financial participation.

2023-A4016 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4016
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  authorizing  residents  of  assisted  living programs to
   receive hospice services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 4012 of the public health law, as
 added by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the  public  health  law
 and  the  social  services  law  relating  to  authorizing  residents of
 assisted living programs to receive hospice  services,  as  proposed  in
 legislative  bills  numbers  S.  7626 and A. 8006, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Eligible individuals shall be permitted to receive hospice services
 from a provider under this article while  continuing  to  reside  in  an
 adult  care  facility  under  title  two  of article seven of the social
 services law and enrolled in the assisted living program, SUBJECT TO THE
 AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION. The commissioner  shall
 make  regulations and take other actions reasonably necessary and appro-
 priate to implement this subdivision.
   § 2. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (d) of subdivision  2  of  section
 461-l  of  the social services law, as added by a chapter of the laws of
 2022 amending the public health law and the social services law relating
 to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive  hospice
 services,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7626 and A. 8006,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (iv) Eligible  individuals  shall  be  permitted  to  receive  hospice
 services  from  a  provider under article forty of the public health law
 while continuing to reside in an adult care facility  under  this  title
 and enrolled in the assisted living program, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY
 OF  FEDERAL  FINANCIAL  PARTICIPATION. The commissioner shall make regu-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04186-01-3

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