Assembly Bill A5168A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living

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2013-A5168 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1417
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4655, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8870, S6274
2015-2016: A2141, S1049
2017-2018: A2360
2019-2020: A1207
2021-2022: A171

2013-A5168 - Summary

Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living.

2013-A5168 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5168

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LIFTON, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  STEVENSON,  ROBINSON,  BOYLAND,  CASTRO,  MILLMAN,  ORTIZ,  HOOPER  --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO, BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON,
  DINOWITZ,  HEASTIE,  JACOBS,  MARKEY,  McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  PAULIN,
  TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a regis-
  tered  nurse  on  staff  at facilities certified for enhanced assisted
  living or special needs assisted living

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

  Section  1. Section 4655 of the public health law, as added by chapter
2 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 4655. Certification procedures and requirements. 1.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, an assisted living operator may apply to the
department to obtain an enhanced assisted living certificate pursuant to
this section.
  (a) Such application shall be on a form approved by the department.
  (b)  An  assisted living operator may apply for such a certificate for
the entire facility or any number of beds at the facility.
  (c) To obtain an enhanced assisted living certificate,  the  applicant
must  submit  a  plan to the department setting forth how the additional
needs of residents will be safely and appropriately met  at  such  resi-
dence.  Such  plan  shall include, but need not be limited to, a written
description of services, staffing levels, staff education and  training,
work experience, and any environmental modifications that have been made
or  will  be  made  to  protect  the  health, safety and welfare of such
persons in the residence. THE PLAN SHALL DESCRIBE HOW THE FACILITY  WILL
MEET THE REGISTERED NURSE STAFFING REQUIREMENT.
  (d) In addition to any other requirements of assisted living, an oper-
ator  of  enhanced assisted living may hire care staff directly pursuant

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01611-01-3
              

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2013-A5168A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1417
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4655, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8870, S6274
2015-2016: A2141, S1049
2017-2018: A2360
2019-2020: A1207
2021-2022: A171

2013-A5168A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living.

2013-A5168A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5168--A
                                                        Cal. No. 806

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LIFTON, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  ROBINSON, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, HOOPER, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
  M.  of  A.    ARROYO,  BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, COLTON, DINOWITZ,
  HEASTIE, JACOBS, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, PAULIN, PERRY,  TITONE,
  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Health --
  recommitted to the Committee on Health  in  accordance  with  Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec. 2 -- reported from committee, advanced to a third read-
  ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on  the  order
  of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a regis-
  tered  nurse  on  staff  at facilities certified for enhanced assisted
  living or special needs assisted living

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

  Section  1. Section 4655 of the public health law, as added by chapter
2 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 4655. Certification procedures and requirements. 1.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, an assisted living operator may apply to the
department to obtain an enhanced assisted living certificate pursuant to
this section.
  (a) Such application shall be on a form approved by the department.
  (b)  An  assisted living operator may apply for such a certificate for
the entire facility or any number of beds at the facility.
  (c) To obtain an enhanced assisted living certificate,  the  applicant
must  submit  a  plan to the department setting forth how the additional
needs of residents will be safely and appropriately met  at  such  resi-
dence.  Such  plan  shall include, but need not be limited to, a written
description of services, staffing levels, staff education and  training,
work experience, and any environmental modifications that have been made
or  will  be  made  to  protect  the  health, safety and welfare of such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01611-02-4
              

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