Bill Text: NY A01847 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants without competitive bid under the health care efficiency and affordability program to home care services.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to health [A01847 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1847
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON, COOK, SCHIMEL, CLARK, PALMESANO,
         LUPINACCI  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. CAMARA, ENGLEBRIGHT,
         RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to facilitating  home
         care access in rural and other communities in need
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Subdivision 6 of section 2818 of the public health law, as
    2  amended by section 20 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2012,  is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    6.  Notwithstanding  any  contrary provision of this section, sections
    5  one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law,
    6  or any other contrary provision of law, subject to  available  appropri-
    7  ations,  funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section may be
    8  distributed by the commissioner without a competitive bid or request for
    9  proposal process for grants to (I)  general  hospitals  and  residential
   10  health care facilities for the purpose of facilitating closures, mergers
   11  and  restructuring  of  such  facilities, AND (II) CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH
   12  AGENCIES, LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND/OR LICENSED HOME  CARE
   13  SERVICES  AGENCIES  IN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OR CIRCUM-
   14  STANCES OF NEED FOR PURPOSES OF FACILITATING COLLABORATION,  AFFILIATION
   15  OR  SUSTAINABILITY OF SERVICE IN A COMMUNITY, in order to strengthen and
   16  protect continued access to essential health  care  resources.  Provided
   17  however,  that  to  the extent practicable, the commissioner shall award
   18  such grants equitably among health planning regions of the state.  Prior
   19  to an award being granted to an eligible applicant without a competitive
   20  bid  or  request for proposal process, the commissioner shall notify the
   21  chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of  the  assembly  ways
   22  and  means  committee  and the director of the division of budget of the
   23  intent to grant such an award. Such  notice  shall  include  information
   24  regarding how the eligible applicant meets criteria established pursuant
   25  to this section.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02002-01-5