Senate Bill S718

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of closures of long term care facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee


  • 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-S718 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 §§270 & 271, Eld L

2023-S718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of closures of long term care facilities on the residents of such facilities and their families.

2023-S718 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    718
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating a temporary state
   commission to study and investigate the effects of  closures  of  long
   term  care  facilities  on  the residents of such facilities and their
   families; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 4 to read
 as follows:
                                 ARTICLE IV
                         LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
 SECTION 270. DEFINITIONS.
         271. COMMISSION ON LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES.
   § 270. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING.
   2. "LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES"  SHALL  MEAN  RESIDENTIAL  HEALTH  CARE
 FACILITIES  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, AS
 DEFINED IN ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY  FACILI-
 TIES  WHICH  HOLD  THEMSELVES  OUT  OR ADVERTISE THEMSELVES AS PROVIDING
 ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED OR CERTI-
 FIED UNDER THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW OR THE PUBLIC HEALTH  LAW  AND  ADULT
 CARE  FACILITIES  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO OF
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   3. "STATE OMBUDSMAN" SHALL MEAN THE STATE  LONG  TERM  CARE  OMBUDSMAN
 APPOINTED  BY  THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 271. COMMISSION ON LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. 1. A  TEMPORARY  STATE
 COMMISSION,  TO  BE KNOWN AS THE COMMISSION ON LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03694-01-3
              

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