Bill Text: NY A01847 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
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]
Download: New_York-2015-A01847-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1847 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ 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