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- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
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BILL NUMBER:S2245
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating a veterans long term health care authority and prescribing its powers and duties
Purpose
This bill will enhance services for the state's veteran population through the development of additional long term care services. The authority will:
1. Construct and operate high quality patient care delivery to the state's veterans.
2. Respond quickly to changes in the health care environment.
3. React immediately to any and all operational and physical problems.
4. Use, to the maximum extent, federal funds and capital grant funds from the VA State Home Program which will be used for construction and renovations of the facilities.
5. Provide for the education of physicians and other health care professionals in gerontology.
6. Provide for an evaluation into resource allocation and patient care.
7. Establish high quality care standards.
8. Promote, among the residents of the veterans nursing home, high self-esteem, dignity and a quality of life.
9. Establish a supportive working environment for the direct care staff.
10. Provide the highest level of care at the lowest possible cost.
The board will consist of the Director of the Division of Veterans Affairs, Director of the State Office for the Aging, Commissioner of the Department of Health, the Superintendent of Insurance, the Chancellor of the State University of New York and three veterans each to be selected by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Majority Leader. The authority will be able to sell bonds to raise capital and will not have to depend exclusively on legislative appropriations.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
Article 8 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new Title 20.
Justification
Although the number of New York State's 1.8 million veterans is expected to decrease to about 924,000 by the year 2030, the number of elderly veterans will increase by about 140% between 1990 and 2000. This increase in the number of elderly veterans will require the state to provide more efficient health care services. Currently, the process of providing adequate health care to veterans is a very time consuming inefficient process with long delays in the placement of ailing veterans. The Veterans Long Term Health Care Authority will seek to streamline the process and eliminate the long administrative delays that veterans currently face in seeking long term health care.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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