NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8159
SPONSOR: Wright TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to requiring residential health care facilities and adult homes to
advise current and prospective residents of the financial condition of
the facility
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires residential health care facilities to allow patients and
prospective patients to examine financial audits.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill shall provide written notification to residents of all adult
hone, enriched. housing programs, residences for adults and assisted
programs where a temporary operator has been appointed.
JUSTIFICATION:
To provide patients and prospective patients with full disclosure the
current financial status of the nursing home facility or managed resi-
dential community so that patients can make an informed decision about
admission.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A2456 of 2013: Referred to Social Services
A11126 of 2010: Died in committee A3576
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8159
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 1, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, ABBATE, CRESPO, PERRY, AUBRY,
SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring resi-
dential health care facilities and adult homes to advise current and
prospective residents of the financial condition of the facility
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 460-d of the social services law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
3 17. The department of health shall provide written notification to
4 residents of all adult homes, enriched housing programs, residences for
5 adults and assisted living programs where a temporary operator has been
6 appointed pursuant to subdivision four of this section.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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