A1177A-2011 Actions

• Jan 18, 2012: print number 1177a
• Jan 18, 2012: amend and recommit to aging
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to aging
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to aging

A1177A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 1177--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on  Aging  -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in accordance with
 Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 

AN ACT relating to increasing availability  of  adult  day  health  care
 programs; 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 an adult day health care program, established pursuant to 10 NYCRR  Part
 425, having twenty-four authorized slots, and located in a county with a
 population  of  more  than one million three hundred thirty-two thousand
 six hundred fifty and less than one million  three  hundred  thirty-four
 thousand  five  hundred  forty-four  persons  based  on the two thousand
 federal census, and which at any point in time is unable to  accommodate
 individuals  awaiting  placement into the adult day health care program,
 shall be authorized by the commissioner of health to increase the number
 of adult day health care slots available for a specified period of  time
 as part of a demonstration program by up to twenty-four slots; provided,
 however,  that  such program shall otherwise satisfy all other adult day
 health care program requirements as set forth  in  10  NYCRR  Part  425.
 Further, any such adult home that receives authorization to increase the
 number of adult day health care slots available pursuant to this section
 shall submit a report annually to the commissioner of health, the gover
 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem
 bly,  which  contains  the cost of the program, including the savings to
 the state and local governments, the number of  persons  served  by  the
 program by county, a description of the demographic and clinical charac
 teristics  of  patients  served by the program, and an evaluation of the
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02466-03-1
 
       A. 1177--A                          2
 quality of care provided to  persons  served  by  the  program.    After
 release  of the second report by any such program if the findings of the
 report do not reflect a cost savings to the state and local governments,
 the program may be terminated immediately by the commissioner of health.
 Within  thirty  days  of the termination of a demonstration program, the
 commissioner of health shall submit a report to the governor, the tempo
 rary president of the senate and  the  speaker  of  the  assembly  which
 outlines the reasons for early termination of such program.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed September 1, 2017; provided, that any person  placed  in
 an  adult  day  health care program pursuant to section one of this act,
 prior to the repeal of this act shall be authorized to  remain  in  such
 program  and  receive the services thereof after the repeal of this act;
 and provided, further, that state funding for the provision of adult day
 health care program services authorized by this act shall continue after
 the repeal of this act for any person to which the  provisions  of  this
 act shall continue to apply.

*By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and Privacy Policy and verify you are over 13.

Discuss!