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Senator · Senate District 42
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to health
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Relates to extending the number of days within a 12 month period a facility may receive reimbursement for a reserved bed
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Kevin Cahill
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6111
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to extending the number of days within a twelve month period a facility may receive reimbursement for a reserved bed
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of days within a twelve-month period that a facility may receive reimbursement for a reserved bed from ten days to twenty-five days, provided such person's individual care plan provide for therapeutic leave.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends subparagraph iii of paragraph b of subdivision 25 of section 2808 of the public health law, as added by section 31 of part B of chapter 109 of the laws of 2010.
Section 2: amends subparagraph iii of paragraph b of subdivision 25 of section 2808 of the public health law, as amended by section 69 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011.
Section 3: Effective date.
Justification
Under Chapter 109 of the Laws of 2010, the Department of Health will reimburse a residential health care facility to reserve the bed for a Medicaid recipient, aged twenty-one or older, for ten days in a twelve-month period for non-hospital, therapeutic leaves of absence. This is a decrease from the originally established twenty-five day limit.
The purpose of rehabilitation treatment is to assist the transition from hospital to home. Many of the treatment plans, developed by health care professionals for individuals enrolled in these programs, include frequent interaction with family and friends as it contributes greatly to recovery. Ten days provides a patient with less than one day per month to spend at home over the course of an entire year. Additionally, a patient's leave of absence is even more limited due to the time it may take traveling to and from the facility, which for some patients with certain conditions, may be hours away and/or out of state.
Patients in residential health care facilities and their families should be given the opportunity to focus on recuperation. They should not be burdened with the additional stress of strategizing when to utilize the scarce number of days provided to them over the course of the year. This legislation will provide patients with a reasonable number of days to fulfill the interaction portion of their therapy, while assisting families in their efforts to arrange ample travel time to bring their loved ones home.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediately, provided that section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as section 69 of of the laws of 2011 takes effect.
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