What's happening
This bill requires nursing homes to inform residents of their policy on granting physician privileges in residency agreements.
Why it matters
Enhances transparency for residents and families. by requiring nursing homes to clearly disclose how they allow or restrict physicians from treating residents, helping people make more informed decisions about care.
Empowers residents to advocate for continuity of care. knowing a facility’s physician privilege policy up front may affect whether a resident can keep their existing doctor or must switch to a new one upon admission.
May drive improvements in facility practices. if prospective residents begin comparing and selecting nursing homes based on flexible physician privilege policies, encouraging competition around resident choice and quality of care.
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Disclose Doctor Rules in Nursing Homes
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.492
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- 3rd reading cal.1012
- Substituted for S4583
- Referred to health
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.6
- Reported
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Disclose Nursing Home Doctor Policy
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor James Sanders Jr.
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
407
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prior notice of physician privileges in nursing home residency agreements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph q to read as follows:
q. A statement indicating the policy of the facility regarding the granting of physician privileges to residents.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01980-01-9
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