What's happening
This bill extends the authorization for the Department of Health to establish certain payments to general hospitals until 2020.
Why it matters
Ensures continued funding stability for general hospitals. by allowing the Department of Health to maintain supplemental payments, which can be vital for hospitals facing financial challenges or serving high-need populations.
Prevents a potential lapse in hospital payments. that could have occurred if the original expiration date (2012) had remained, thereby avoiding disruptions in hospital operations and patient care.
Reflects New York’s ongoing commitment to supporting its hospital system. during a period of healthcare policy changes and uncertainty, which may help hospitals plan for staffing, services, and infrastructure investments.
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Extend Hospital Payment Law
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Sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7022
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT- FRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend chapter 119 of the laws of 1997 relating to authorizing the department of health to establish certain payments to general hospitals, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 119 of the laws of 1997 relating to authorizing the department of health to establish certain payments to general hospitals, as amended by section 1 of part N of chapter 58 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 1997. This act shall expire April 1, [2012] 2020.
§ 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general construction law, the provisions of chapter 119 of the laws of 1997, relating to authorizing the department of health to establish certain payments to general hospitals, as amended by section one of this act, are hereby revised and shall continue in full force and effect as such provisions existed on March 31, 2012.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2012.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09194-01-7
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