Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Nov 06, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8247
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEPULVEDA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Marcos Crespo
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Vivian Cook
N. Nick Perry
Jose Rivera
2013-A8247 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A8247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8247 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring nursing homes that maintain a trust fund or funds into which residents' money is deposited to conduct quarterly audits and to report the findings of such audits to the commissioner of public health THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2862-a to read as follows: S 2862-A. AUDITS OF TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS. 1. EACH NURSING HOME COMPANY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, ARRANGE FOR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AUDITS OF ALL BOOKS AND RECORDS PERTAIN- ING TO EACH TRUST FUND ACCOUNT INTO WHICH MONEYS OF RESIDENTS OF THE NURSING HOME FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE COMPANY ARE DEPOSITED. A SEPA- RATE AUDIT SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR EACH NURSING HOME FACILITY OPERATED BY THE COMPANY IN THIS STATE. 2. THE AUDITS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY UNAFFILIATED WITH THE NURSING HOME COMPANY AND SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THAT RESIDENTS' MONEYS ARE NOT MISAPPROPRIATED. 3. COPIES OF THE REPORT OF SUCH AUDITS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT. 4. THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXAMINE AND AUDIT THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date upon which it shall become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11966-01-3
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