Assembly Bill A2027

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires medical evaluations for assisted living eligibility to be conducted within thirty days prior to the date of admission

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  • Introduced
    • 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-A2027 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3361
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10244, S9598

2025-A2027 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires medical evaluations for assisted living eligibility to be conducted within thirty days prior to the date of admission.

2025-A2027 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2027
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  SAYEGH,  SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  medical  evalu-
   ations for assisted living eligibility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 461-l of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  MEDICAL  EVALUATIONS.  MEDICAL EVALUATIONS USED TO DETERMINE THAT
 THE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM CAN SUPPORT THE  PHYSICAL,  SUPERVISORY  AND
 PSYCHO-SOCIAL  NEEDS  OF A RESIDENT MUST BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
 PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ADMISSION AND SIGNED BY EITHER A PHYSICIAN,  PHYSI-
 CIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04749-01-5

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