Assembly Bill A10504

2011-2012 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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2011-A10504 (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:
2013-2014: A2512
2015-2016: A4695

2011-A10504 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A10504 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10504

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- 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.
                                                           LBD16077-01-2

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