Bill Text: NY A02037 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2037 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for A02037

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires that the most recent rating of every nursing home assigned pursuant to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS rating), shall be prominently displayed on the home page of the department's website and at each nursing home facility.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-08 - signed chap.441 [A02037 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A02037-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2037

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to publication of
          nursing home ratings

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
     2  2808-e to read as follows:
     3    § 2808-e. Nursing home ratings. 1. The commissioner shall provide that
     4  the most recent star rating of every  nursing  home    facility  in  the
     5  state,  assigned  pursuant  to  the inspection rating system of the U.S.
     6  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (overall CMS  rating),  shall
     7  be  prominently  displayed on the home page of the department's website,
     8  or by an easily accessible link to such information.
     9    2. Each nursing home facility shall post its overall CMS rating on the
    10  homepage of any website maintained by such facility and on  any  website
    11  or  webpage relating to such facility maintained by an entity which owns
    12  or operates such facility. Each nursing home  shall  also  conspicuously
    13  post  its  most  recent  overall CMS rating so that it is visible to the
    14  general public and to residents.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    16  have become a law.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05741-01-1