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A03050 Summary:
BILL NO | A03050A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04609-A |
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SPONSOR | Simon |
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COSPNSR | Arroyo, Blake, Barrett, Braunstein, Colton, Cook, Dinowitz, Gottfried, Jaffee, Joyner, Miller MG, Otis, Perry, Steck, Mosley, Abinanti, Rosenthal L, Carroll, D'Urso, Barron, Davila, Ortiz, Darling, Cruz, Wright |
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MLTSPNSR | Griffin |
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Add Art 46-B Title 2 §4653-a, Pub Health L | |
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Specifies procedures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living residences; requires written notice and department approval and shall include timetables. |
A03050 Actions:
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01/28/2019 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/11/2019 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/12/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/14/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/21/2019 | amended on third reading 3050a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | ordered to third reading cal.126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2020 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2020 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2020 | REFERRED TO AGING |
A03050 Committee Votes:
Gottfried | Aye | Raia | Nay | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | McDonough | Nay | ||||||
Galef | Aye | Ra | Nay | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Garbarino | Nay | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Byrne | Nay | ||||||
Paulin | Aye | Byrnes | Nay | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Ashby | Nay | ||||||
Gunther | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Jaffee | Aye | ||||||||
Steck | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Excused | ||||||||
Kim | Excused | ||||||||
Solages | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte | Aye | ||||||||
Barron | Aye | ||||||||
Sayegh | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Nay | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Nay | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Nay | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Nay | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Nay | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Nay | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Excused | ||||||||
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A03050 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
No
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
No
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
No
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
No
Smith
No
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
No
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Goodell
No
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
No
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
No
Ra
No
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
No
DeStefano
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
No
Miller B
No
Reilly
No
Tague
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
No
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titus
No
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
No
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
No
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
No
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
Yes
Rozic
No
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
No
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
No
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Salka
Yes
Weprin
No
Byrnes
No
Finch
No
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
ER
Williams
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
No
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
No
Lawrence
No
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
No
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
No
Smith
Yes
Abinanti
ER
Crouch
ER
Gantt
ER
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
No
Smullen
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
ER
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
No
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
No
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
No
Stec
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Glick
No
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
No
Barclay
Yes
Darling
No
Goodell
No
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
No
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barrett
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
ER
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tague
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
No
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Benedetto
No
DeStefano
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
No
Miller B
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Rivera
No
Walczyk
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
No
Miller ML
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
No
Morinello
Yes
Rosenthal L
No
Walsh
Yes
Bronson
No
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
ER
Buchwald
Yes
Englebright
No
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Burke
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
No
Salka
Yes
Williams
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
No
Byrne
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Wright
No
Byrnes
Yes
Fernandez
ER
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
ER
Finch
No
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Carroll
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
No
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Colton
No
Friend
ER
Lawrence
No
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Cook
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
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A03050 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3050--A Cal. No. 133 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ARROYO, BLAKE, BARRETT, BRAUNSTEIN, COLTON, COOK, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, JOYNER, M. G. MILLER, OTIS, PERRY, STECK, MOSLEY, ABINANTI, L. ROSENTHAL, CARROLL, D'URSO, BARRON, ASHBY, DAVILA, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to specifying proce- dures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living resi- dences The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Title 2 of article 46-B of the public health law is amended 2 by adding a new section 4653-a to read as follows: 3 § 4653-a. Closure of assisted living residences. 1. In the event 4 that an operator of an assisted living residence elects to close and to 5 surrender an operating certificate and/or certification as an enhanced 6 or special needs assisted living residence, the following provisions 7 shall apply: 8 (a) The operator shall notify the appropriate regional office of the 9 department in writing prior to the anticipated date of closure of the 10 assisted living residence and/or the decertification of such assisted 11 living residence. 12 (b) Such written notice shall include a proposed plan for closure 13 and/or decertification. The plan shall be subject to the approval of the 14 commissioner, shall include timetables for all steps entailed in the 15 closure process and shall describe the procedures and actions the opera- 16 tor will take to: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01685-02-9A. 3050--A 2 1 (i) notify residents and the residents' representatives of the 2 closure, and/or decertification, including provisions for termination of 3 admission agreements and involuntary discharge; 4 (ii) assess the needs and preferences of individual residents; 5 (iii) assist residents in relocating and transferring to appropriate 6 alternative settings; and 7 (iv) maintain compliance with approved plan until all residents have 8 relocated. 9 2. (a) The operator shall take no action to close the assisted living 10 residence prior to approval from the commissioner of the plan for 11 closure and/or decertification. 12 (b) The operator shall not close the assisted living residence until 13 all residents thereof have transferred to appropriate alternative 14 settings. 15 (c) The operator shall not increase the amount of any rent, fees or 16 other surcharges imposed upon the residents of the assisted living resi- 17 dence, their residents' representatives, and/or any applicable health 18 insurance plan, long term care plan or other insurance plan providing 19 payment to the residence on behalf of the resident prior to the approval 20 of the plan for closure and/or decertification by the commissioner, 21 provided however, that the operator may increase the amount of any rent, 22 fees or other surcharges imposed upon an individual resident correspond- 23 ing with an increase in the individual's supplemental security income; 24 the total of such increases for an individual shall not exceed the 25 amount of the increase in the individual's supplemental security income. 26 (d) The operator shall not accept new residents or applications for 27 residency after the operator has notified the appropriate regional 28 office of the department that the operator intends to close and/or 29 decertify the assisted living residence. 30 3. As part of the final approval of the closure plan, the department, 31 center for health care quality and surveillance and operator shall agree 32 upon a target closure date, which shall be at least one hundred twenty 33 days from the actual date that the operator provides written notifica- 34 tion to the residents and the residents' representatives of the closure. 35 In providing notification of such target closure date, the operator 36 shall also notify residents and the residents' representatives that 37 additional time will be provided to residents who make good faith 38 efforts, as determined by the commissioner, to secure an alternative 39 setting and have demonstrated a reasonable basis for needing more than 40 one hundred twenty days to transfer to an appropriate alternative 41 setting, so long as it remains safe and appropriate to reside in the 42 assisted living residence at such time. 43 4. The operator shall implement the approved plan to ensure that 44 arrangements for continued care which meet each resident's social, 45 emotional and health care needs are effectuated prior to closure and/or 46 decertification. 47 5. Failure to notify the department of intent to cease operations, 48 failure to submit a plan for closure and/or decertification, failure to 49 execute the approved plan for closure and/or decertification and closing 50 an assisted living residence before all residents have been appropriate- 51 ly relocated, shall result in the imposition of civil penalties in 52 accordance with section twelve of this chapter. 53 6. The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as he or 54 she deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section. 55 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 56 ing the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to allA. 3050--A 3 1 closures of assisted living residences occurring on or after such effec- 2 tive date and to all closures of assisted living residences pending such 3 effective date; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addi- 4 tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for 5 the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and 6 directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.