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A09204 Summary:

A09204 Actions:

A09204 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:04/09/2024AYE/NAY:22/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Excused
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Blumencranz
Nay
Steck
Aye
Bendett
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Gray
Aye
Solages
Aye
McGowan
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Excused
Sayegh
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Meeks
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/22/2024AYE/NAY:34/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
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
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Fahy
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/28/2024AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Excused
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
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A09204 Floor Votes:

A09204 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9204
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 16, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
 
        AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the hospital-home
          care-physician collaboration program
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Legislative intent. The legislature recognizes and reiter-
     2  ates that the intent of section 2805-x of the public health  law  is  to
     3  establish  a  framework  to  support  voluntary initiatives that improve
     4  patient care access and management. The statute authorizes the waiver of
     5  regulations by the commissioner of health in  order  to  accomplish  the
     6  purposes  of  the  approved  initiatives. However, the statute was never
     7  intended to allow the waiver of statutory obligations, including  statu-
     8  tory obligations related to the certificate of need process.  Similarly,
     9  the  statute  was not intended to allow the approval of projects without
    10  public notice that would otherwise be required, as notification and  the
    11  opportunity to offer comments on proposed projects are critical elements
    12  in  determining  the  worthiness  of any application claiming to meet an
    13  unmet or new need. Accordingly, the intent of  this  act  is  to  ensure
    14  public  notice  and  opportunity  to  comment on projects to be approved
    15  under public health law section 2805-x prior to approval, and to clarify
    16  that statutory certificate of need obligations continue to apply to such
    17  projects.
    18    § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 2805-x of  the  public  health  law,  as
    19  added  by  section  48  of  part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, is
    20  amended to read as follows:
    21    3. (a) The commissioner is authorized to provide financing  including,
    22  but not limited to, grants or positive adjustments in medical assistance
    23  rates  or  premium  payments, to the extent of funds available and allo-
    24  cated or appropriated therefor, including funds provided  to  the  state
    25  through  federal  waivers,  funds made available through state appropri-
    26  ations and/or funding through section twenty-eight  hundred  seven-v  of
    27  this  article,  as well as waivers of regulations under title ten of the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14436-01-4
        A. 9204                             2
 
     1  New York codes, rules and regulations, to support the  voluntary  initi-
     2  atives and objectives of this section.
     3    (b)  No  application for a waiver of any regulation under title ten of
     4  the New York codes, rules and  regulations  shall  be  approved  by  the
     5  commissioner unless, prior to being approved, notice of such application
     6  shall  be  submitted  to  the  secretary of state for publication in the
     7  state register, and the public  shall  be  afforded  an  opportunity  to
     8  submit  comments  on  the application, at least sixty days prior to such
     9  approval, consistent with section two hundred two of the state  adminis-
    10  trative procedure act.
    11    (c)  In  no  event shall any waiver of a regulation under title ten of
    12  the New York codes, rules and  regulations  include  the  waiver  of  an
    13  applicant's obligation to meet public need, character and competence, or
    14  financial  feasibility  requirements  pursuant  to sections twenty-eight
    15  hundred one-a, thirty-six hundred six or  four  thousand  four  of  this
    16  chapter.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.