Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6975
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting Vincent
Scheppa's law authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of in-home
private duty nursing services to a recipient of medical assistance by
a relative who is a registered professional nurse
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 "Vincent
2 Scheppa's law".
3 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 365-p
4 to read as follows:
5 § 365-p. Provision of in-home private duty nursing services by the
6 relative of a recipient. Upon application or request to the commissioner
7 by a recipient of medical assistance, or his or her representative or
8 guardian, who has been approved for the provision of in-home private
9 duty nursing, the commissioner may authorize the provision of such
10 private duty nursing by an adult relative of such recipient, other than
11 a spouse of the recipient, who is a registered professional nurse.
12 Reimbursement for private nursing services provided in accordance with
13 this section shall be at the rate paid for the provision of such
14 services by a licensed practical nurse.
15 § 3. 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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