What's happening
This bill extends deadlines and clarifies funding amounts for awards under New York's Health Care Facility Transformation Program.
Why it matters
Delays in awarding and application deadlines allow more time for healthcare facilities and stakeholders to prepare and respond. , potentially leading to stronger, more competitive proposals for transformation funding.
Explicitly clarifies the total amount ($495 million) to be awarded under a specific request for applications. , which increases transparency and helps applicants, legislators, and the public track how much funding is in play for this round.
Builds in a formal pause in the process for community, stakeholder, and legislative input. before issuing new requests for applications, which could lead to more equitable or better-targeted funding criteria based on local needs and feedback.
Mandates a final deadline for the next round of funding requests. , creating a clear timeline for when additional transformation funds will become available, thus aiding facility planning and public accountability.
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Fund Health Facility Upgrades
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to health
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1580
- Referred to rules
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6661
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 9, 2017
Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the health care facility transformation program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 2825-e of the public health law, as added by section 1 of part FFF of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
4-a. Authorized amounts to be awarded pursuant to applications submitted in response to the request for application number 1607010255, totaling four hundred ninety-five million dollars, shall be awarded no later than [May first] June twentieth, two thousand seventeen. The commissioner shall not issue a request for application for the remaining appropriated amounts on or before [June first] July twenty-first, two thousand seventeen to allow stakeholder, community, and legislative input regarding program eligibility, award criteria and the process by which the remaining funds will be awarded; provided, however the commissioner shall issue such request for application no later than July thirtyfirst, two thousand seventeen.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on the same date as part FFF of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017 took effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13159-03-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the health care facility transformation program
Purpose
To authorize the Department of Health to award a total of $495 million dollars, no later than June 20, 2017 to applicants in response to the request for application # 1607010255, the health care facilities transformation program, and require the issuance of an RFA for the remaining appropriations no sooner than July 21, 2017 and no later than July 31, 2017..
Summary of provisions
Section one amends subdivision 4-a of § 2825-e of the Public Health Law to authorize amounts to be awarded pursuant to applications submitted in response to the RFA #1607010255, totaling $495 million, shall be awarded no later than June 20, 2017, instead of the current statute which required such awards to be made no later than May 1, 2017. The bill also provides that the Commissioner shall not issue a RFA for the remaining appropriated amount before July 21, 2017 so that stakeholders have time for input but provides that the Commissioner shall issue one by July 31, 2017
Section two provides an effective date.
Justification
By extending the deadline to make awards related to the health care facility transformation program to June 20, 2017 the bill ensures that the Department of Health will be able to award the funding for the program in the manner that was authorized in the FY 2018 budget and that a new RFA for the remaining funds will be available no sooner than July 21, 2017 to allow stakeholder, community and legislative input regarding program eligibility, award criteria and the process by which remaining funds will be awarded, The bill also ensures that a new RFA will go out in a timely manner.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, and be retroactive to chapter 59 of the laws of 2017.
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