Senate Bill S2230

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Specifies procedures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living residences

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  • 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-S2230 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1706
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4653-a, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.3932 & A.2211)

2023-S2230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Specifies procedures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living residences; requires certain review and disclosures to be completed within a certain time frame.

2023-S2230 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2230
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to specifying  proce-
   dures  for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living resi-
   dences

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  4653-a  of  the public health law, as added by a
 chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the public health law  relating  to
 specifying procedures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted
 living  residences, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3932 and
 A.  2211, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4653-a. Closure of assisted living residences.   1.   In  the  event
 that  an operator of an assisted living residence elects to close and to
 surrender an operating certificate and/or certification as  an  enhanced
 or  special  needs  assisted  living residence, the following provisions
 shall apply:
   (a) The operator shall notify the appropriate regional office  of  the
 department AND THE OFFICE OF THE STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN in writ-
 ing  prior  to  the  anticipated  date of closure of the assisted living
 residence and/or the decertification of [such] THE assisted living resi-
 dence.
   (b) [Such] THE written  notice  shall  include  a  proposed  plan  for
 closure  and/or  decertification.  The  plan  shall  be  subject  to the
 approval of the commissioner, shall include  timetables  for  all  steps
 entailed  in  the  closure process and shall describe the procedures and
 actions the operator will take to:
   (i)  notify  residents  and  the  residents'  representatives  of  the
 closure, and/or decertification, including provisions for termination of
 [admission] RESIDENCY agreements and involuntary discharge;
   (ii) assess the needs and preferences of individual residents;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04142-01-3
              

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