Senate Bill S6641A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursements for certain home health services that meet the definition of core public health services

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Current Bill Status Via A7365 - 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-S6641 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7365
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §610, Pub Health L

2023-S6641 - Summary

Provides for reimbursements for certain home health services that meet the definition of core public health services.

2023-S6641 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6641 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6641
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 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 licensure require-
   ments and reimbursements for certain home health services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3605 of the public health law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 1-a and 1-b to read as follows:
   1-A. CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED
 TWO  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHEN  PROVIDED  IN THE HOME BY THE LOCAL HEALTH
 DEPARTMENT OF A COUNTY OR OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK,  SHALL  NOT  REQUIRE
 LICENSURE  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  PROVIDED  THAT SUCH SERVICES SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE: HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES; PERSONAL CARE SERVICES;  OR  NURSING
 SERVICES  THAT  REQUIRE  MORE  THAN  MINIMAL  PATIENT  CONTACT.  FOR THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  THE  TERM  "MINIMAL  PATIENT   CONTACT"
 INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING ASSESSMENTS OF NEW MOTHERS
 AND INFANTS, DIRECT OBSERVATION, AND  LEAD  SCREENING.  PATIENT  CONTACT
 SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED  MORE  THAN  MINIMAL  IF IT REQUIRES MORE THAN SIX
 PATIENT VISITS, EXCEPT WHERE THE SAME SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED BY EITHER
 NURSE OR NON-NURSE PERSONNEL, THERE SHALL BE NO LIMIT ON THE  NUMBER  OF
 VISITS  NECESSARY  TO  PROVIDE  THE  CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.   CORE
 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES THAT MAY BE PROVIDED WITHOUT A  LICENSE  PURSUANT
 TO THIS SUBDIVISION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: IMMUNIZATIONS; TEST-
 ING FOR TUBERCULOSIS AND OBSERVATION OF TUBERCULOSIS SELF-DIRECTED THER-
 APY; VERBAL ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES; AND SUCH OTHER
 SERVICES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   1-B.  CORE  PUBLIC  HEALTH SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED
 TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHEN PROVIDED BY LOCAL HEALTH  DEPARTMENTS  IN  THE
 HOME  AS  AUTHORIZED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  ONE-A  OF THIS SECTION, MAY BE
 ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER TITLE XIX OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURI-
 TY ACT PROVIDED THAT  THE  SERVICES  PROVIDED  MEET  FEDERAL  AND  STATE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH REIMBURSEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2023-S6641A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7365
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §610, Pub Health L

2023-S6641A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reimbursements for certain home health services that meet the definition of core public health services.

2023-S6641A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6641A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6641--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to licensure require-
   ments and reimbursements for certain home health services
 
   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
 610 to read as follows:
   § 610. STATE AID; HOME VISIT CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. 1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A VISIT TO THE HOME BY A NURSE TO
 PROVIDE A CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX  HUNDRED
 TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  BY  A  COUNTY OR CITY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY THAT
 RECEIVES FUNDING UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND THAT IS FOR PURPOSES OF  MEETING
 STATUTORY  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO SERVE AS
 NURSING SERVICES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OF THIS  CHAP-
 TER,  SHALL  NOT  OTHERWISE  BE  SUBJECT  TO  LICENSURE  UNDER ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW.
   2. IF THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT THE SCOPE OF SERVICES  PROVIDED
 BY  A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION EXCEEDS THE
 LIMITS PRESCRIBED, HE OR SHE MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH CITY OR COUNTY PUBLIC
 HEALTH AGENCY BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE  THIR-
 TY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   3.  IF  THE  COMMISSIONER  DETERMINES  THAT  THE  CORE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWO OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  WHEN
 PROVIDED  BY  LOCAL  HEALTH  DEPARTMENTS IN THE HOME AS AUTHORIZED UNDER
 THIS SECTION, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT  UNDER  TITLE  XIX  OF  THE
 FEDERAL  SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND MEET FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR
 SUCH REIMBURSEMENT, A MUNICIPALITY SHALL SEEK REIMBURSEMENT AS  REQUIRED
 BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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