Senate Bill S6914A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for rates for residential health care facilities

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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-S6914 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5905
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2808, Pub Health L

2023-S6914 - Summary

Provides for updates to rates for residential health care facilities.

2023-S6914 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6914 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6914
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 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 residential health
   care facility rates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.    Paragraphs  (a), (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 2-c of
 section 2808 of the public health law, paragraphs (a), (b)  and  (c)  as
 added  by  section 95 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, para-
 graph (d) as amended by section 2 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2022, are amended and new paragraph (b-1) is added to read as follows:
   (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section or  any
 other  contrary  provision  of  law  and  subject to the availability of
 federal financial participation, the non-capital component of  rates  of
 payment  by  governmental  agencies  for  inpatient services provided by
 residential health care facilities on or after October first, two  thou-
 sand eleven, but no later than January first, two thousand twelve, shall
 reflect a direct statewide price component, and indirect statewide price
 component,  and  a facility specific non-comparable component, utilizing
 allowable operating costs for a base year as determined by  the  commis-
 sioner by regulation. Such rate components shall be periodically updated
 to  reflect  changes in operating costs, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT SUCH RATE
 COMPONENTS SHALL BE UPDATED NO LATER THAN JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE AND NO LESS THAN EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER, USING THE MOST
 CURRENTLY  AVAILABLE  COST  REPORT DATA, WHICH UPDATES SHALL INCLUDE BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO AN UPDATE OF RATE COMPONENTS TO  REFLECT  ACTUAL  BASE
 YEAR COSTS.
   (b)  The  direct  and  indirect  statewide  price  components shall be
 adjusted by a wage equalization factor and such other factors as  deter-
 mined  to  be appropriate to recognize legitimate cost differentials and
 the direct statewide price component shall be  subject  to  a  case  mix
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10005-03-3
              

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2023-S6914A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5905
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2808, Pub Health L

2023-S6914A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for updates to rates for residential health care facilities.

2023-S6914A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6914A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6914--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RIVERA, ASHBY, GALLIVAN, HELMING, KENNEDY, MANNION,
   MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MURRAY,  PALUMBO,  RHOADS,  STEC  --  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 -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed to  the  Committee  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 residential health
   care facility rates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d)  of  subdivision  2-c  of
 section  2808  of  the public health law, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as
 added by section 95 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of  2011,  para-
 graph (d) as amended by section 2 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (b-1) is added to read as follows:
   (a)  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section or any
 other contrary provision of law  and  subject  to  the  availability  of
 federal  financial  participation, the non-capital component of rates of
 payment by governmental agencies  for  inpatient  services  provided  by
 residential  health care facilities on or after October first, two thou-
 sand eleven, but no later than January first, two thousand twelve, shall
 reflect a direct statewide price component, and indirect statewide price
 component, and a facility specific non-comparable  component,  utilizing
 allowable  operating  costs for a base year as determined by the commis-
 sioner by regulation. Such rate components shall be periodically updated
 to reflect changes in operating costs, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT  SUCH  RATE
 COMPONENTS  SHALL  BE  UPDATED  NO  LATER THAN APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE AND AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS  THEREAFTER,  USING  THE  MOST
 CURRENTLY  AVAILABLE  COST  REPORT DATA, WHICH UPDATES SHALL INCLUDE BUT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10005-08-4
              

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