STATE OF NEW YORK
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2027
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to medical evalu-
ations for assisted living eligibility
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 461-l of the social services law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
3 (e) Medical evaluations. Medical evaluations used to determine that
4 the assisted living program can support the physical, supervisory and
5 psycho-social needs of a resident must be conducted within thirty days
6 prior to the date of admission and signed by either a physician, physi-
7 cian assistant or nurse practitioner.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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