NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A576
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to notification of
changes to medical and support services to residents in assisted living
facilities
PURPOSE:
This bill requires assisted living facilities to provide notification to
residents and their legal representatives about any changes in contracts
affecting the medical and/or support services to the resident one
hundred eighty days' notice prior to any changes taking effect.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Section 4656 of the public health law by adding a new
subdivision 9.
Section two sets forth the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Assisted living facilities provide care to residents who require long-
term services. These facilities provide residents with the opportunity
to age in place with the personal benefits that accompany doing so.
Residents and their families rely heavily upon the services and staff at
the facilities, and changes to the services offered or staffing can and
often do have great impact on these vulnerable individuals. Depending
on the nature of the changes, residents and their families may want to
consider alternative facilities. Current law does not require assisted
living facilities to provide residents and their families with any
notice in advance of service or provider changes. Abrupt changes can
have negative consequences on residents' qualify of life and make it
difficult for families to make considered decisions about their loved
ones' care. This legislation will require assisted living facilities to
provide residents and their families with 180 days' notice before chang-
es to medical and support services.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22: A.2100 - Referred to Health
2019-20: A.1140 - Referred to Health
2017-18: A.4958 - Referred to Health
2015-16: A.9404 - Referred to Health
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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576
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to notification of
changes to medical and support services to residents in assisted
living facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 4656 of the public health law, as added by chapter
2 2 of the laws of 2004, is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read
3 as follows:
4 9. Every assisted living facility licensed under this article shall
5 provide the resident, resident's representative and resident's legal
6 representative, if any, no less than one hundred eighty days notice
7 before there are any changes in contracts which affect the medical
8 and/or other support services to the resident.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
10 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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