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A02037 Summary:

BILL NOA02037
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00553
 
SPONSORDinowitz
 
COSPNSRBarron, Dickens, Wallace, Anderson, Vanel, Galef, Bichotte Hermelyn, Reyes, Griffin, Meeks, Colton, Steck, Cusick, Aubry, Cook, Santabarbara, Jacobson
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add 2808-e, Pub Health L
 
Requires that the most recent rating of every nursing home assigned pursuant to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS rating), shall be prominently displayed on the home page of the department's website and at each nursing home facility.
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A02037 Actions:

BILL NOA02037
 
01/14/2021referred to health
02/02/2021reported referred to codes
02/09/2021reported
02/11/2021advanced to third reading cal.99
02/22/2021passed assembly
02/22/2021delivered to senate
02/22/2021REFERRED TO RULES
02/22/2021SUBSTITUTED FOR S553
02/22/20213RD READING CAL.347
02/22/2021PASSED SENATE
02/22/2021RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
09/28/2021delivered to governor
10/08/2021signed chap.441
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A02037 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2037
 
SPONSOR: Dinowitz
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to publication of nursing home ratings   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to provide that every nursing home facility in the state display prominently the most recent star rating pursuant to the inspection rating system of the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medi- caid Services (CMS), to allow consumers, their families, and caregivers to easily compare facilities based upon their assigned ratings. These ratings will also be required to be displayed prominently on the Depart- ment of Health and the Nursing Home Facility's own website.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Public Health law by adding a new section 2808-e to require the commissioner to provide that the most recent CMS ratings be displayed prominently On the department website, as well as on the Nurs- ing Home Facility's own website and at the facility where it should be visible to the general public and its residents. Section 2 sets the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Family members often do not have the resources or skills necessary to properly care for their elderly loved ones. In these cases, the only solution is to trust professional nursing facilities to provide the care their loved ones need. It can be an emotionally strenuous processes for families to come. to this conclusion, which can make choosing the right facility all the more difficult. Unfortunately, nursing facilities do not provide the same level of care, and it can be extremely complicated for families to properly compare facilities based on their loved one's needs. A 2003 congressional report that examined nursing home records conducted over a two-year period showed that nearly 1 in 3 nursing homes were cited for violations that had the potential to cause harm. However shocking, this news was neither new when reported nor changed since. With the rise of publicly avail- able data, family members should have the ability to go into the nursing home selection process well informed. Information can bring great emotional ease and expedition to the process of picking a long-term, out-of-home care, facility for their loved ones. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services established a five-star rating system, in which nursing home ratings can be easily and readily understood. In times of crisis, these ratings can be difficult to find. If ratings and information are not easily accessible, the information they provide cannot be helpful or effective. This bill would make these ratings readily available so that families seeking nursing facilities can make an informed decision in the best interests of their loved ones.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019-20 - A.8270A - referred to health / S.8461 - REFERRED TO HEALTH   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Undetermined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the nineteenth day after it shall have become a law
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