Bill Text: NY S05346 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the use of EQUAL program funds for adult care facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-10 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7502 [S05346 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S05346-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5346
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 13, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the use of EQUAL
program funds for adult care facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 461-s of the social services law,
2 as added by section 6 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 4. EQUAL program funds shall not be expended for a facility's daily
5 operating expenses, including employee salaries or benefits[, or for
6 expenses incurred retrospectively]. EQUAL PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR
7 EXPENSES INCURRED AT ANY TIME DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH THE FUNDS
8 WERE APPROPRIATED, PROVIDED THAT, CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF
9 THIS SECTION, THE RESIDENTS' COUNCIL APPROVES SUCH EXPENDITURE PRIOR TO
10 THE EXPENDITURE BEING INCURRED. EQUAL program funds may be used for
11 expenditures related to corrective action as required by an inspection
12 report, provided such expenditure is consistent with subdivision three
13 of this section.
14 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10919-01-5
