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- Print number 5460a
- Amend (t) and recommit to health
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the "public nursing home protection act of 2016"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose
This bill would require the state to undertake a comprehensive study on the conditions of public nursing homes in order to gain a better understanding of financial and other obstacles specific to the operation of public nursing homes. The elimination of services at public nursing homes would be prohibited until one year after this report is made.
Summary of provisions
Section 1.
-Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Director of the Division of the Budget, shall study and issue a comprehensive report on public nursing homes in New York State. The report shall include information on the current and expected future financial condition and usage of public nursing homes, as well as the impact that the closure of a public nursing home has on residents, their families, and communities.
-Provides that the report shall be presented to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly one year after the effective date of this act.
-Provides that no municipality shall close, sell, transfer, divest, defund, downsize, or reassign ownership of a public nursing home until one year after the commissioner shall have reported his or her findings.
Section 2.
-Provides that this act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed 2 years after it shall take effect.
Justification
Public nursing homes are a critical component to the health care infrastructure of New York State. These facilities are often the care givers of last resort for many New Yorkers, and the loss of such public nursing homes may lead to compromised or inadequate care for many people in need.
Unfortunately, many municipalities have sold, closed, privatized, transferred ownership, or otherwise limited or eliminated publicly available nursing home services over the past several years.
With the elder population expected to sharply expand in the coming decades, the state must ensure that these critical facilities remain open and available to people in need.
By requiring the state to undertake a comprehensive study on public nursing homes and prohibiting the elimination of services at such homes until one year after the study is completed, the state can hope to better understand the financial obstacles unique to these facilities. This will provide municipalities with the knowledge necessary to ensure that critical long term services remain available at public nursing homes for the coming decades
Legislative history
Similar to S.7291 of 2014.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately, will be deemed repealed two years after enactment.
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