STATE OF NEW YORK
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238
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
GUNTHER, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to extending the
number of days within a twelve month period a facility may receive
reimbursement for a reserved bed
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 25 of
2 section 2808 of the public health law, as amended by section 2 of part E
3 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
4 (ii) payment to a facility for reserved bed days provided on behalf of
5 such person for therapeutic leaves of absence may not exceed ten days in
6 any twelve month period. Provided, however, should such person's indi-
7 vidual care plan provide for therapeutic leave, payment to a facility
8 for reserve bed days on behalf of such person for non-hospitalization
9 leaves may not exceed twenty-five days in any twelve month period.
10 § 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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