What's happening
This bill extends the renewal period for identifying comprehensive care centers for eating disorders from two years to five years.
Why it matters
Reduces administrative burden. on comprehensive care centers for eating disorders by requiring them to go through the re-identification process less frequently, potentially allowing staff to focus more on patient care rather than paperwork.
May offer greater operational stability. for centers, as a five-year identification period gives organizations more time to plan and invest in longer-term programs or facility improvements without worrying about frequent renewals.
Could impact oversight and accountability. , since longer periods between state reviews may delay the detection of issues or the implementation of updated best practices, making timely notification of material changes by centers even more important.
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Extend Center Certification to 5 Years
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History
- Substituted by S5927
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.254
- Rules report cal.254
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to health
Companion bill
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Extend Certification for Care Centers
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Kemp Hannon
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7949
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to increasing the period of validity to 5 years for the commissioner of health's identification of comprehensive care centers for eating disorders
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2799-h of the public health law, as amended by section 13 of part A of chapter 109 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
2. The commissioner's identification of a comprehensive care center for eating disorders under this article shall be valid for not more than a two year period from the date of issuance. The commissioner may reissue such identifications for subsequent periods of up to [two] five years, provided that the comprehensive care center has notified the commissioner of any material changes in structure or operation based on its original application, or since its last written notice by the commissioner, and that the commissioner is satisfied that the center continues to meet the criteria required pursuant to this article.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11480-01-7
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