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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Authorizes hospice residences to care for up to 25 patients in N.Y. city
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Robert J. Rodriguez
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5255
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing hospice residences to care for up to 25 patients
Purpose or general idea of bill
The bill would expand access to hospice care by allowing hospice resi- dences to care for up to 25 patients.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the definition of "hospice residence" under public health law to allow for up to 25 patients per hospice residence in cities having a population of one million or more.
Section 2 incorporates the new definition of "hospice residence" from
Section 1 into authorized hospice residence pilot programs.
Section 3 states that the act and its amendments shall take effect imme- diately and shall apply to hospice residences established prior to the effective date of the act as well as hospice residences established thereafter.
Justification
Section 4000 of New York's public health law declares "hospice is a socially and financially beneficial alternative to conventional curative care for those afflicted by terminal illness." The Legislature has found that hospice's unique blend of palliative and supportive care can "meet the stresses associated with illness, death and bereavement through the innovation and reorganization of home and traditional inpatient health services." In its recognition of hospices effectiveness, the Legislature has further declared its intention that hospice be made available to all who seek it.
This bill expands the availability of hospice care by increasing the number of patients that can be cared for in hospice residences in New York City. Hospice residences, where more than two patients are cared for under one roof, lower costs of caring for patients in hospital beds and nursing homes. This bill will therefore lower the State's costs while providing more patients with the option of receiving hospice's palliative and supportive care.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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