S09664 Summary:

BILL NOS09664
 
SAME ASSAME AS A00313
 
SPONSORRAMOS
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§3614 & 2807-v, Pub Health L
 
Authorizes the commissioner of health to adjust medical assistance rates of payment for certified home health agencies, managed long term care plans, hospices, long term home health care programs, licensed home care services agencies and other entities for recruitment, training and retention of direct care workers for services in shortage areas and by shortage disciplines.
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S09664 Actions:

BILL NOS09664
 
05/16/2024REFERRED TO HEALTH
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S09664 Committee Votes:

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S09664 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S09664 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9664
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 16, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  home  care  and
          hospice worker shortage areas and disciplines
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 3614 of the public health law is amended by  adding
     2  a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
     3    9-a.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  this section,
     4  effective for annual periods beginning April first, two  thousand  twen-
     5  ty-three,  and  for  each  annual period thereafter, the commissioner is
     6  authorized, subject to the availability  of  federal  financial  partic-
     7  ipation  and  upon  approval  of  the  state  director of the budget, to
     8  further adjust medical assistance rates of payment  for  certified  home
     9  health  agencies, managed long term care plans, hospices, long term home
    10  health care programs, licensed home  care  services  agencies  providing
    11  services  under  contract  with  such agencies and plans, and such other
    12  entities qualifying under subdivision nine of this section, targeted for
    13  recruitment, training and retention of direct care workers for  services
    14  in  shortage areas and by shortage disciplines which may include nurses,
    15  therapists, social workers, home health aides and personal care aides.
    16    The commissioner is further authorized to provide such adjustments  to
    17  pilot  test the impact on recruitment and retention of allowing funds to
    18  be used for critical supports and incentives for direct care  personnel,
    19  including  transportation,  education,  training, child day care, career
    20  ladder, peer support, and other  supports  which  the  commissioner  may
    21  determine.
    22    Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of section twenty-eight
    23  hundred seven-v of this chapter, funds for such adjustments may be  made
    24  available,  upon  the  approval  of  the state budget director, from any
    25  unexpended funds and balances available under such section, and in annu-
    26  al amounts of up to thirty percent of the aggregate level specified  for
    27  adjustments under subdivision nine of this section.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01466-01-3

        S. 9664                             2
 
     1    On  or  before April first, two thousand twenty-five, the commissioner
     2  shall submit information to the governor and legislature on  the  effec-
     3  tiveness of the program in recruitment and retention of direct care home
     4  care  personnel, and in addressing community need, and shall make recom-
     5  mendations  for  the  continuation  or modification of the program.  The
     6  commissioner shall seek the input of representatives of  the  providers,
     7  plans, consumers and workers in examining and reporting on the program.
     8    §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  2807-v of the public health law is
     9  amended by adding a new paragraph (jjj) to read as follows:
    10    (jjj) Funds may be made  available,  from  any  unexpended  funds  and
    11  balances  under  this  section,  for  rate  adjustments authorized under
    12  subdivision nine-a of section thirty-six hundred fourteen of this  chap-
    13  ter, which shall not exceed the amount specified in such subdivision.
    14    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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