Authorizes the commissioner of health to approve certain reimbursement rates for certain programs established by not-for-profit and public skilled nursing facilities in upstate New York nursing home regions that are designed to work collaboratively on efforts to improve nursing home efficiency, staffing, and quality of care.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8222
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 23, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- 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 reimbursement
rates for certain programs established by not-for-profit and public
skilled nursing facilities in upstate New York nursing home regions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2826 of the public health law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
3 (h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commis-
4 sioner is authorized to grant approval to eligible programs established
5 by not-for-profit and public skilled nursing facilities in any of the
6 five nursing home regions in upstate New York, which are designed to
7 work collaboratively on efforts to improve nursing home efficiency,
8 staffing, and quality of care. Upon application by the regional program,
9 the commissioner shall approve those regions which apply for such desig-
10 nation who can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the commissioner,
11 that the programs present a collaborative effort designed to improve the
12 quality of nursing home care and services and that appropriate program
13 structural safeguards are included to prevent any collusion or anti-com-
14 petitive practices.
15 § 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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