Establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; relates to hospital performance data.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8744
IN SENATE
January 8, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 establishing a
center for technical assistance relating to age-friendly health
systems; and in relation to hospital performance data
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "age-
2 friendly health system enhancement act".
3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended
4 by adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows:
5 (x) establish, in conjunction with the office for the aging, a center
6 for technical assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems.
7 § 3. The section heading of section 2995-b of the public health law,
8 as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2000, is amended and a new subdi-
9 vision 4 is added to read as follows:
10 Hospital [report cards] performance data.
11 4. Special designations. Using criteria developed from data collected
12 pursuant to this section and other criteria, the department shall desig-
13 nate hospitals that are well equipped in terms of expertise and technol-
14 ogy to provide certain types of care including stroke centers, trauma
15 centers, regional perinatal centers, burn centers, sexual assault foren-
16 sic examiner (SAFE) programs and age-friendly designated hospitals.
17 § 4. 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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