Senate Bill S5969

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a consultation prior to the discharge of medically fragile young adults

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5969 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3674
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7130, A10032
2021-2022: S651, A2557

2023-S5969 - Summary

Relates to medically fragile young adults and pediatric specialized nursing facilities; allows for such young adults to remain in such facilities from age twenty-one until age thirty-six.

2023-S5969 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5969 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5969
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 medically  fragile
   young adults and pediatric specialized nursing facilities
 
   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
 2831 to read as follows:
   §  2831.  MEDICALLY  FRAGILE  YOUNG  ADULTS.  1.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, "MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG ADULTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 THE TERM "MEDICALLY  FRAGILE  CHILDREN"  AS  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THREE-A OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND SHALL
 INCLUDE  MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG ADULTS WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE AT A PEDIA-
 TRIC SPECIALIZED NURSING FACILITY AND ARE OVER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  TO  ALLOW
 MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG ADULTS WHO RESIDE IN PEDIATRIC SPECIALIZED NURS-
 ING  FACILITIES  TO  REMAIN AT SUCH FACILITIES AFTER REACHING THE AGE OF
 TWENTY-ONE AND UNTIL THEY REACH THE AGE OF THIRTY-SIX. THE REIMBURSEMENT
 METHODOLOGY MUST REMAIN THE SAME AS IT WAS PRIOR TO  REACHING  SUCH  AGE
 AND  INCLUDE  A  DAILY PER DIEM RATE AND COVERAGE FOR BEDHOLDS. MEDICAID
 REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS POPULATION FOR RESERVED BEDS DUE TO  HOSPITALIZA-
 TION  AND  FOR  THERAPEUTIC AND HOSPICE LEAVES OF ABSENCE MUST REMAIN AT
 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MEDICAID RATE OF MEDICALLY FRAGILE  CHILDREN.
 THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT INSTITUTE A DAILY LIMIT AT EACH FACILITY FOR THIS
 POPULATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08318-01-3

2023-S5969A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3674
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2831, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7130, A10032
2021-2022: S651, A2557

2023-S5969A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to medically fragile young adults and pediatric specialized nursing facilities; allows for such young adults to remain in such facilities from age twenty-one until age thirty-six.

2023-S5969A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5969A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5969--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to medically fragile
   young adults and pediatric specialized nursing facilities
 
   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
 2831 to read as follows:
   § 2831. MEDICALLY FRAGILE  YOUNG  ADULTS.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, "MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG ADULTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 THE  TERM  "MEDICALLY  FRAGILE  CHILDREN"  AS  SET  FORTH IN SUBDIVISION
 THREE-A OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND SHALL
 INCLUDE MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG ADULTS WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE AT A  PEDIA-
 TRIC SPECIALIZED NURSING FACILITY AND ARE OVER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ALLOW
 MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG ADULTS WHO RESIDE IN PEDIATRIC SPECIALIZED NURS-
 ING FACILITIES TO REMAIN AT SUCH FACILITIES AFTER REACHING  THE  AGE  OF
 TWENTY-ONE  AND UNTIL THEY REACH THE AGE OF THIRTY-SIX.  UNLESS A HIGHER
 REIMBURSEMENT RATE  IS  EXPRESSLY  AUTHORIZED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  THE
 REIMBURSEMENT  RATE  AND  METHODOLOGY  FOR  SUCH MEDICALLY FRAGILE YOUNG
 ADULTS SHALL REMAIN THE SAME AS IT WAS PRIOR TO REACHING AGE  TWENTY-ONE
 AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  A  DAILY  PER DIEM RATE AND COVERAGE FOR BED HOLDS.
 MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS POPULATION  FOR  RESERVED  BEDS  DUE  TO
 HOSPITALIZATION  AND  FOR THERAPEUTIC AND HOSPICE LEAVES OF ABSENCE MUST
 REMAIN AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MEDICAID RATE OF MEDICALLY  FRAGILE
 CHILDREN, WITHOUT ANY DAILY LIMIT FOR THIS POPULATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such date.

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