Bill Text: NY A05967 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5967 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the review and approval process for a license to operate an assisted living residence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to health [A05967 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05967-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5967
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 12, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to applications for a
         license to operate an assisted living residence
         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  4-a  to
    3  read as follows:
    4    4-A.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL HAVE NINETY DAYS AFTER AN ASSISTED LIVING
    5  RESIDENCE APPLICATION, AN ENHANCED ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENCE  APPLICA-
    6  TION,  OR A SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE APPLICATION HAS BEEN
    7  RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO GRANT A  LICENSE  TO  THE  APPLICANT.  IF
    8  LICENSURE  HAS  NOT  BEEN GRANTED WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME, THE DEPARTMENT
    9  SHALL GRANT A PROVISIONAL LICENSE  TO  THE  APPLICANT,  OR  PROVIDE  THE
   10  APPLICANT  WITH  A  COMPREHENSIVE  AND  FINAL  LIST  OF  INCOMPLETE  AND
   11  OUTSTANDING INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GRANT THE LICENSE. ONCE THE
   12  OUTSTANDING INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPART-
   13  MENT SHALL HAVE SIXTY DAYS TO GRANT A LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT. FURTHER,
   14  FOR ALL ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE, ENHANCED ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENCE,
   15  AND  SPECIAL  NEEDS  ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO
   16  THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE
   17  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  HAVE  NINETY DAYS FROM SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE TO GRANT A
   18  PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT, OR PROVIDE THE  APPLICANT  WITH  A
   19  COMPREHENSIVE  AND  FINAL LIST OF INCOMPLETE AND OUTSTANDING INFORMATION
   20  REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GRANT THE LICENSE. ONCE THE OUTSTANDING INFORMATION
   21  HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  HAVE  SIXTY
   22  DAYS TO GRANT A LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05854-01-3