Bill Text: NY A08472 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8472 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2022-12-23 - tabled [A08472 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08472-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8472

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    November 17, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI,
          GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF -- read once and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment,
          incorporation,  construction,  or  increase  in capacity of for-profit
          hospice

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 4004 of the public health law is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
     3    (a-1) No hospice shall be approved for establishment, incorporation or
     4  construction if it is to be operated on a for-profit basis or by a  for-
     5  profit  entity,  in  whole  or in part. No increase in capacity shall be
     6  approved for any existing hospice that is operated on a for-profit basis
     7  or by a for-profit entity, in whole or in part. This  paragraph  applies
     8  to any approval on or after the date on which it takes effect.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13324-01-1