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A05587 Summary:

A05587 Actions:

A05587 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:04/18/2023AYE/NAY:24/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Gunther
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Steck
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Solages
Aye
Gray
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Excused

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:33/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Excused
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Absent
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/24/2023AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Excused
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A05587 Floor Votes:

A05587 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5587
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 16, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
          office of hospice and palliative care access and quality
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  4003 to read as follows:
     3    § 4003. Director of hospice and palliative care access and quality. 1.
     4  The  office  of hospice and palliative care access and quality is hereby
     5  created within the department. The commissioner shall appoint a director
     6  of the office and may employ such assistants and personnel as are neces-
     7  sary to carry out the provisions of this article.
     8    2. The office shall have the following powers and duties:
     9    (a) to provide expertise and input  on  hospice  and  palliative  care
    10  policy development and regulation;
    11    (b)  to  ensure  hospice  and  palliative care providers, workers, and
    12  patients are considered  when  new  policy  or  regulatory  changes  are
    13  contemplated, developed or implemented;
    14    (c) to develop recommendations to improve patient care for individuals
    15  with chronic or life-limiting illnesses;
    16    (d) to facilitate communication between the department and hospice and
    17  palliative care providers;
    18    (e)  to  raise  awareness  and  access  to hospice and palliative care
    19  services;
    20    (f) to identify and eliminate barriers to such services;
    21    (g) to support models of care and service delivery that  would  assist
    22  in increasing utilization of hospice and palliative care services;
    23    (h)  to  work  to  develop and promote innovative health care delivery
    24  models for hospice and palliative care services;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01248-01-3
        A. 5587                             2
 
     1    (i) to establish  and  monitor  quality  and  utilization  metrics  to
     2  promote increased access to high-quality end-of-life care;
     3    (j)  to  support  community-wide efforts to promote advance care plan-
     4  ning;
     5    (k) to work in collaboration with the state palliative care  education
     6  and training council, centers for palliative care excellence, and palli-
     7  ative  care practitioner resource centers, to assist in providing educa-
     8  tion on hospice and  palliative  care  to  state,  regional,  and  local
     9  personnel;
    10    (l) to ensure equitable access to hospice and palliative care services
    11  by underrepresented communities across New York state.
    12    3. The commissioner, in conjunction with the director appointed pursu-
    13  ant  to this section, shall prepare and submit a report to the governor,
    14  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of  the  assembly,
    15  and  post  such report on the department's website, by no later than two
    16  years following the effective date of this act and annually  thereafter,
    17  outlining  the  activities  of  the  office established pursuant to this
    18  section, and recommendations on matters within the scope of  the  direc-
    19  tor's duties as set forth in this section.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    22  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    23  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    24  completed on or before such effective date.