Assembly Bill A565

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A565 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4004, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8472
2023-2024: A6032

2025-A565 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

2025-A565 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    565
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI, ROSENTHAL,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS, KELLES, SAYEGH,  OTIS,  SHIMSKY,  KIM,  RAGA,  SIMONE,
   TAPIA,  LEVENBERG,  BRABENEC,  MAHER  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment,
   incorporation, construction, or increase  in  capacity  of  for-profit
   hospice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4004 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1) NO HOSPICE SHALL BE APPROVED FOR ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION OR
 CONSTRUCTION  IF IT IS TO BE OPERATED ON A FOR-PROFIT BASIS OR BY A FOR-
 PROFIT ENTITY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. NO INCREASE  IN  CAPACITY  SHALL  BE
 APPROVED FOR ANY EXISTING HOSPICE THAT IS OPERATED ON A FOR-PROFIT BASIS
 OR  BY  A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIES
 TO ANY APPROVAL ON OR AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH IT TAKES EFFECT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02902-01-5

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