S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6680 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 30, 2015 ___________ 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. LBD10096-01-5