Assembly Bill A1988

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "age-friendly health system enhancement act"

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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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2025-A1988 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2832, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8474

2025-A1988 - Summary

Establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; and relates to hospital performance data.

2025-A1988 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1988
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to grants for  geria-
   tric emergency departments; in relation to establishing a  center  for
   technical  assistance  relating to age-friendly health systems; and in
   relation to hospital performance data

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "age-
 friendly health system enhancement act".
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2832  to
 read as follows:
   §  2832.  GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION
 THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD ACCREDITED  LEVEL  TWO  GERIATRIC
 EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENTS  IN  THE  STATE  A GRANT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE CONDITION THAT EACH DEPARTMENT
 GRANTEE SHALL REACH  LEVEL  ONE  STATUS  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  MONTHS  OF
 RECEIVING THE FIRST GRANT AWARD.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows:
   (X) ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, A  CENTER
 FOR  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  IN  RELATION TO AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS.
 SUCH CENTER SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY AND SHALL  UTILIZE  OUTSIDE
 ENTITIES  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE
 IMPROVEMENT.
   § 4. The section heading of section 2995-b of the public  health  law,
 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 4 is added to read as follows:
   Hospital [report cards] PERFORMANCE DATA.
   4. SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS.  USING CRITERIA DEVELOPED FROM DATA COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND OTHER CRITERIA, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIG-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05181-01-5

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2025-A1988A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§206 & 2995-b, add §2832, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8474

2025-A1988A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; and relates to hospital performance data.

2025-A1988A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1988--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred 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 establishing a
   center  for  technical  assistance  relating  to  age-friendly  health
   systems; and in relation to hospital performance data
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "age-
 friendly health system enhancement act".
   § 2.  Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows:
   (X)  ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, A CENTER
 FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN RELATION  TO  AGE-FRIENDLY  HEALTH  SYSTEMS.
 SUCH  CENTER  SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY AND SHALL UTILIZE OUTSIDE
 ENTITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE  INSTITUTE  FOR  HEALTHCARE
 IMPROVEMENT.
   §  3.  The section heading of section 2995-b of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 4 is added to read as follows:
   Hospital [report cards] PERFORMANCE DATA.
   4. SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS.  USING CRITERIA DEVELOPED FROM DATA COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND OTHER CRITERIA, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIG-
 NATE HOSPITALS THAT ARE WELL EQUIPPED IN TERMS OF EXPERTISE AND TECHNOL-
 OGY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TYPES OF CARE INCLUDING  STROKE  CENTERS,  TRAUMA
 CENTERS, REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTERS, BURN CENTERS, SEXUAL ASSAULT FOREN-
 SIC EXAMINER (SAFE) PROGRAMS AND AGE-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED HOSPITALS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05181-02-5

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