Senate Bill S2161

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a special needs assisted living program to serve persons with neurodegenerative diseases

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S2161 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7035
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4655, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4546, A4656

2023-S2161 - Summary

Establishes a special needs assisted living program to serve residents of certified assisted living residences with neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia or Parkinson's disease, who are experiencing behavior disturbances.

2023-S2161 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2161 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2161
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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  establishing  a
   special  needs  assisted living program to serve persons with neurode-
   generative diseases

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 4655 of the public health law, as added by chapter
 2 of the laws of 2004, is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to  read
 as follows:
   7.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING
 PROGRAM TO SERVE PERSONS WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES (SUCH AS DEMEN-
 TIA OR PARKINSON'S DISEASE) WITH BEHAVIOR DISTURBANCES,  AS  DEFINED  BY
 THE  DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS OR THE INTER-
 NATIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF DISEASES.
   (I) SUCH PROGRAM WILL BE LIMITED TO  NO  MORE  THAN  TEN  SITES,  EACH
 LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN TEN RESIDENTIAL BEDS AND IN ADDITION MAY INCLUDE
 TWO RESPITE BEDS.
   (II)  THERE  SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE RESIDENTS PER SITE UPON ADMIS-
 SION, WHO ARE IN  NEED  OF  TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR  SKILLED  NURSING  CARE  OR
 MEDICAL  CARE  WHICH  WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE PLACEMENT IN A HOSPITAL OR
 NURSING HOME.
   (III) ALL RESIDENTS MUST HAVE BEEN DECLINED ADMISSION  OR  READMISSION
 BY  A  NURSING  HOME  OR BE AN ADMISSION REQUESTED BY A LAWFUL REPRESEN-
 TATIVE OF THE RESIDENT. IN ADDITION, A PHYSICIAN OR  NURSE  PRACTITIONER
 MUST  CERTIFY  THAT  THE PROSPECTIVE RESIDENT CAN BE SAFELY CARED FOR IN
 THE PROGRAM.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE  PROGRAM  INCLUD-
 ING:
   (I) PHYSICIAN OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE SITE;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02675-02-3
 S. 2161                             2
              

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2023-S2161A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7035
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4655, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4546, A4656

2023-S2161A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a special needs assisted living program to serve residents of certified assisted living residences with neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia or Parkinson's disease, who are experiencing behavior disturbances.

2023-S2161A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2161A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2161--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RIVERA, FERNANDEZ, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
   -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
   tee   on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   special  needs  assisted living program to serve persons with neurode-
   generative diseases
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 4655 of the public health law, as added by chapter
 2 of the laws of 2004, is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to  read
 as follows:
   7.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A NEURODEGENERATIVE WITH BEHAV-
 IORS ENHANCED SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE PROGRAM  TO  SERVE
 RESIDENTS OF CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE
 DISEASES (SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA, LEWY BODY DEMENTIA, FRONTAL LOBE
 DEMENTIA,  AND  PARKINSON'S  DISEASE)  WITH  BEHAVIOR  DISTURBANCES,  AS
 DEFINED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS  OR
 THE  INTERNATIONAL  CLASSIFICATIONS  OF  DISEASES. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
 PROGRAM, ASSISTED LIVING OPERATORS SHALL OBTAIN CERTIFICATION AS BOTH AN
 ENHANCED ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE AND  SPECIAL  NEEDS  ASSISTED  LIVING
 RESIDENCE.
   (I)  EACH  PROGRAM WILL HAVE PHYSICIAN OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION UNDER
 CONTRACT WITH THE SITE;  PROVIDE  NURSING  SERVICES  DIRECTLY  OR  UNDER
 CONTRACT;  AND  BE  LIMITED  TO TEN RESIDENTIAL BEDS PER PROGRAM, AND IN
 ADDITION MAY INCLUDE TWO RESPITE BEDS.
   (II) THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE RESIDENTS  PER  SITE  WHO,  UPON
 ADMISSION,  ARE  IN  NEED  OF  TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR  SKILLED NURSING CARE OR
 MEDICAL CARE WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE PLACEMENT IN  A  HOSPITAL  OR
 NURSING HOME.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02675-03-3
              

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