Assembly Bill A2512

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires that a center for palliative care be established in every borough of New York city

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  • 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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2013-A2512 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2807-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10504
2015-2016: A4695

2013-A2512 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that a center for palliative care be established in every borough of New York city.

2013-A2512 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2512

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, BOYLAND, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BRENNAN, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring that a
  center for palliative care be established in every borough of New York
  city

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 2807-n of the public health law,
as added by section 63-f of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is
amended to read as follows:
  4. Centers for palliative  care  excellence.  The  commissioner  shall
designate  organizations  licensed  pursuant to this article and article
forty of this chapter,  upon  successful  application,  as  centers  for
palliative  care  excellence.  Such designations shall be pursuant to an
application as designed by the department, and based on service,  staff-
ing  and  other  criteria  as  developed by the council. Such centers of
excellence shall provide specialized palliative care, treatment,  educa-
tion  and related services. A CENTER OF PALLIATIVE CARE EXCELLENCE SHALL
BE ESTABLISHED IN EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK.
Designation as a center for palliative care excellence shall not entitle
a  center to enhanced reimbursement, but may be utilized in outreach and
other promotional activities.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06698-01-3

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