Bill Text: NY S07437 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the licensing of pediatric day-respite care facilities to serve the needs of medically fragile and terminally ill children and their families; defines terms; requires the department of health to promulgate necessary rules and regulations for the licensure of such facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-09 - referred to health [S07437 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S07437-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7437 IN SENATE April 29, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to pediatric day-res- pite center 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 2803-ff to read as follows: 3 § 2803-ff. Pediatric day-respite center. 1. It is the intent of the 4 legislature to authorize Daystar for Medically Fragile Children, Inc., 5 located at 700 Lac De Ville Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14618, (hereinafter 6 referred to as "Daystar") to be licensed as New York state's first and 7 only Pediatric Day-Respite Center, delivering comprehensive family 8 support services, educational enrichment programs, developmental 9 services, and pediatric healthcare services to serve the needs of 10 medically fragile and terminally ill children and their families. 11 2. As used in this section, the following definitions shall have the 12 following meanings: 13 (a) "Pediatric day-respite center" or "Daystar" means a center-based 14 program designed especially to promote the healthcare, psychosocial, 15 developmental, and educational goals of medically fragile children, 16 providing a structured day-program of therapeutic social, developmental, 17 and educational activities and programs, onsite healthcare services, and 18 day-respite services up to ten consecutive hours per day to medically 19 fragile children six weeks old to age twenty-one, including terminally 20 ill and technology dependent children. 21 (b) "Medically fragile child" means an individual who is under twen- 22 ty-one years of age and has an acute or chronic debilitating condition 23 and/or conditions, and/or who meets any of the following criteria: 24 (i) is technologically-dependent for life or health-sustaining func- 25 tions; 26 (ii) Requires a complex medication regimen or medical interventions to 27 maintain or to improve their health status; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15171-02-6S. 7437 2 1 (iii) Is in need of ongoing assessment or intervention to prevent 2 serious deterioration of their health status or medical complications 3 that place their life, health, or development at risk. 4 Chronic debilitating medical conditions include, but are not limited 5 to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, heart 6 disease, malignancy, cystic fibrosis, neuromuscular disease, encephalo- 7 pathies, muscular dystrophy, and seizure disorders. Individuals who 8 qualify for Care at Home I/II and Care at Home III, IV and VI waiver 9 participants are also eligible for services at Daystar's pediatric day- 10 respite center. 11 (c) "Technology-dependent child" means a person from birth through 12 twenty-one years of age who has a disability, requires the routine use 13 of a specific medical device to compensate for the loss of use of a life 14 sustaining body function, and requires daily, ongoing care or monitoring 15 by trained personnel. 16 (d) "Day-respite care" means day and up to ten consecutive hours of 17 daytime relief for the child's parent or guardian and developmentally 18 appropriate programming for the child and includes but is not limited to 19 pediatric nursing services and supervision, meals, social activities, 20 group educational enrichment programs, and other developmentally appro- 21 priate activities. 22 (e) "Comprehensive case management" means locating, coordinating, and 23 monitoring services for the eligible client population and includes all 24 of the following: 25 (i) Screening of client referrals to identify those persons who can 26 benefit from the available services; 27 (ii) Comprehensive client assessment to determine the services needed; 28 (iii) Coordinating the development of an interdisciplinary comprehen- 29 sive care plan; 30 (iv) Identifying and maximizing informal sources of care; and 31 (v) Ongoing monitoring of service delivery to determine the optimum 32 type, amount, and duration of services provided. 33 (f) "License" means a basic permit to operate a pediatric day-respite 34 center. 35 3. (a) Daystar enrollees must meet the following criteria to receive 36 authorization for reimbursement for pediatric day-respite center 37 services: 38 (i) be medicaid eligible; 39 (ii) diagnosed with a medically-complex or medically fragile condition 40 as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section; 41 (iii) be between six weeks of age and twenty-one years old; 42 (iv) be medically stable and not present significant risk to other 43 children or personnel at the center; and 44 (v) require short-term, long-term or intermittent continuous therapeu- 45 tic interventions or skilled nursing supervision due to a medically 46 complex condition. 47 (b) Short-term pediatric day-respite center services at Daystar may be 48 reimbursed by Medicaid if the services are determined to be medically 49 necessary. 50 (c) Recipients enrolled in a Medicaid health plan may receive services 51 at Daystar. 52 (d) Medicaid reimburses Daystar for its basic services. Basic services 53 includes, but is not limited to, the development, implementation, and 54 monitoring of a comprehensive protocol of care, developed in conjunction 55 with the parent or guardian, which specifies the healthcare, nursing,S. 7437 3 1 psychosocial, educational, and developmental therapies required by the 2 medically fragile or technologically dependent child served. 3 (e) Medicaid reimbursement for Daystar's pediatric day-respite center 4 services is limited to: 5 (i) One unit of service per enrollee per day for a full day (per diem 6 rate); or 7 (ii) Four hours or less per day (billed in hourly units) for a partial 8 day. 9 Reimbursement cannot be made for a full-day and partial-day unit of 10 service on the same date of service, for the same recipient. 11 (f) Medicaid reimburses Daystar a fixed rate based on the number of 12 hours per day the enrollee attends the pediatric day-respite center. (i) 13 A full day of service is more than four hours but not to exceed ten 14 hours. A partial day of service is four hours or less. A minimum of 15 fifteen minutes of service is required to round up to a full hour, after 16 the first hour. Daystar shall keep time cards for each enrollee, to be 17 signed by either the parent or guardian at the time of drop-off or pick- 18 up, or by an authorized Medicaid transportation driver and/or other 19 adult, authorized to drop-off or pick-up the child. 20 (ii) Full-day services shall be reimbursed at a per diem rate of two 21 hundred fifty dollars per day. Partial-day services shall be reimbursed 22 at an hourly rate of thirty-five dollars, with a minimum of fifteen 23 minutes of service to round up to a full hour, after the first hour. 24 (g) The Medicaid pediatric day-respite center rate excludes reimburse- 25 ment for the following services: (i) baby food or formulas; (ii) total 26 parenteral and enteral nutrition (TPN); (iii) mental health and psychi- 27 atric services; (iv) supportive or contracted services which include 28 therapies outlined and/or contracted through early intervention (EI). 29 These services shall be funded through New York state's early inter- 30 vention program and shall be contracted separately; (v) family support 31 services contracts; and (vi) preschool programs, including SEIT services 32 authorized under the department of education for children ages three, 33 four and five. 34 (h) Private duty nursing may be provided as a wraparound service or if 35 warranted by the child's medical needs which fall outside the scope of 36 Daystar's approved nursing ratios and shall be billed separately. 37 (i) All other Medicaid services provided by Daystar will be billed 38 separately and Daystar will follow the reimbursement requirements as 39 specified in the provider handbook for each service. 40 4. The department shall develop and adopt rules and regulations for 41 the licensure of, and shall license, pediatric day-respite centers. 42 Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the 43 following: 44 (a) Adequacy, safety, and sanitation of the physical plant and equip- 45 ment; 46 (b) Staffing with duly qualified personnel; 47 (c) Training of the staff; and 48 (d) Providing the services offered. 49 5. (a) Each pediatric day-respite center shall have written policies 50 and procedures governing the admission, transfer, and discharge of chil- 51 dren. 52 (b) The admission of each child to a pediatric day-respite center 53 shall be under the supervision of the facility administrator or desig- 54 nee, and shall be in accordance with the facility's child supervision 55 policies and procedures.S. 7437 4 1 (c) Each child admitted to a pediatric day-respite center shall be 2 admitted upon prescription by a licensed physician and shall remain 3 under the care of the licensed physician for the duration of the child's 4 stay in the facility. 5 (d) Each child admitted for service to a pediatric day-respite center 6 shall meet at least the following criteria: 7 (i) Infants and children considered for admission to the pediatric 8 day-respite center shall be those who are medically or technologically 9 dependent and have a prescription from a licensed physician. 10 (ii) The infants and children shall not, prior to admission, present 11 significant risk of infection to other children or personnel. The clin- 12 ical advisor or nursing directors shall review, on a case-by-case basis, 13 any child with a suspected infectious disease to determine appropriate- 14 ness of admission. 15 (iii) The child shall be medically stabilized, require skilled nursing 16 care, or other interventions, and be appropriate for outpatient care. 17 (iv) If the child meets the preceding criteria, the clinical director 18 or nursing director of the pediatric day-respite center shall implement 19 a preadmission plan which delineates services to be provided and appro- 20 priate sources for such services. 21 (A) If the child is hospitalized at the time of referral, pre-admis- 22 sion planning shall include the parents or guardians, relevant hospital 23 medical, nursing, social services and developmental staff to assure that 24 the hospital discharge plans shall be implemented upon admission to the 25 pediatric day-respite center. 26 (B) A consent form outlining the purpose of a pediatric day-respite 27 center, family responsibilities, authorized treatment and appropriate 28 liability release, and emergency disposition plans must be signed by the 29 parents or guardians and witnessed prior to admission to such facility. 30 The parents or guardians shall be provided a copy of the consent form. A 31 copy of the signed consent form shall be maintained in the child's 32 medical record. Confidentiality of such facility records shall be main- 33 tained in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. 34 6. (a) Daystar shall develop, implement, and maintain written policies 35 and procedures governing all supervision of children and related medical 36 or other services provided. 37 (b) Policies and procedures shall be developed, maintained and imple- 38 mented by a group of professional pediatric day-respite center staff 39 personnel comprised of at least the clinical advisor or medical consult- 40 ant, the facility's administrator, and the director of nursing services. 41 All policies and procedures shall be reviewed at least annually and 42 revised as needed. 43 (c) The policies and procedures developed shall, at a minimum, ensure 44 compliance with the provisions of section three hundred ninety of the 45 social services law, and the standards contained in this section. 46 7. (a) Daystar shall create a medical advisory board with a minimum 47 of four active members, to provide relevant professional and technical 48 support to Daystar on issues related to the provision of healthcare 49 services to Daystar's program participants. Medical advisory board 50 participants reflect a broad spectrum of pediatric experience and other 51 relevant subspecialities, and are licensed professionals in their 52 respective fields of practice. 53 (b) Such board shall meet quarterly or as needed, to provide guidance 54 and advice to Daystar as issues emerge. Participants may be asked to 55 provide guidance on individual case studies, and/or to assist in recom-S. 7437 5 1 mending additional resources to advise Daystar in specific content areas 2 including but not limited to: 3 (i) develop and/or adapt an appropriate medical needs assessment tool 4 to be implemented during the intake process to identify the level of 5 nursing care required and to more closely align Daystar's nursing 6 assignments based on individual medical needs, and in the context of the 7 agency's overall service capacity; 8 (ii) recommendations on Daystar's nursing requirements and capacity 9 based on intake assessment and best practices in the field; 10 (iii) provide guidance on the development of Daystar's practice guide- 11 lines and appropriate scope of work as relates to nursing, medical care, 12 and supervision; and 13 (iv) help advance Daystar's mission and relationships in the medical 14 community and advise as needed on the development of its medical program 15 model. 16 8. (a) A pediatric nurse practitioner may serve as the director of 17 nursing. The director of nursing shall have at least the following qual- 18 ifications: 19 (i) holds a nurse practitioner national certification; 20 (ii) hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 21 (CPR); and 22 (iii) Have a minimum of two years general pediatric nursing experience 23 of which at least six months must have been spent caring for medically 24 fragile infants or children in a pediatric intensive care, neonatal 25 intensive care, pediatric day-respite center or similar care setting 26 during the previous five years. 27 (b) The director of nursing is responsible for supervising the medical 28 program. 29 (c) Registered nurse staffing standards: 30 (i) The registered nurse must have at least the following qualifica- 31 tions and experience: 32 (A) Licensed as a registered nurse in New York, and two or more years 33 of pediatric experience, with at least six months experience caring for 34 medically or technologically dependent children. 35 (B) Current certification in CPR. 36 (C) Pediatric nursing experience, defined as being responsible for the 37 care of acutely ill or chronically ill children, within the previous 38 twenty-four months. 39 (ii) The registered nurse staff must provide: 40 (A) Nursing interventions; educational services to increase the 41 parent's or guardian's confidence and competence in caring for the child 42 with special needs; assistance to facilitate coping with the effects of 43 chronic illness on the child and family and support effective relation- 44 ships among siblings and the ill child; interventions to foster normal 45 development and psychosocial adaptation. 46 (B) Information regarding availability and access to community 47 resources. 48 (C) A collaborative relationship with the interdisciplinary health 49 team. 50 (d) Program staffing standards. For the purposes of this section, 51 other program staff include: nursing assistants, certified special 52 education and/or childhood education teachers, teacher aides, medical 53 assistants, child life, social services, and/or has experience working 54 with individuals with developmental disabilities. 55 (i) The agency shall determine job requirements for program staff.S. 7437 6 1 (ii) Program staff must work under the supervision of the executive 2 director. 3 9. Each pediatric day-respite center shall develop staff, parent and 4 guardian training programs. 5 (a) Staff training must include: 6 (i) Quarterly staff development programs appropriate to the category 7 of personnel. 8 (ii) Documentation of all staff development programs, and required 9 participation. 10 (iii) Current CPR certification for all staff. 11 (b) Each new employee will participate in orientation to acquaint the 12 employee with the philosophy, organization, program, practices, and 13 goals of the pediatric day-respite center. 14 (c) A comprehensive orientation to acquaint the parent or guardian 15 with the philosophy and services will be provided at the time of the 16 child's admission to the pediatric day-health respite center. 17 10. (a) A medical record shall be developed at the time of admission, 18 must be maintained for each child, signed by authorized personnel and 19 contain at least the following: 20 (i) A medical plan of treatment and a nursing protocol of care. 21 (ii) All details of the referral, admission, correspondence and papers 22 concerning the child. 23 (iii) Physician orders. 24 (iv) Flow chart of medications and treatments administered. 25 (v) Concise, accurate information and initialed case notes reflecting 26 progress toward achievement of care goals or reasons for lack of 27 progress. 28 (vi) Documentation of nutritional management and special diets, as 29 appropriate. 30 (vii) Documentation of physical, occupational, speech and other 31 special therapies. 32 (b) The individualized nursing care protocol shall be developed within 33 ten working days of admission. The protocol shall be reviewed monthly 34 and revised quarterly, and include any recommendations and revisions to 35 the plan based on consultation with other professionals involved in the 36 child's care. 37 (c) Medical history, including allergies and special precautions. 38 (d) Immunization record. 39 (e) A discharge order written by the primary physician will be docu- 40 mented and entered in the child's record. A discharge summary, which 41 includes the reason for discharge, will also be included. 42 11. All pediatric day-respite centers shall have a quality assurance 43 program and must conduct quarterly reviews of the pediatric day-respite 44 center's medical records for at least half of the children served by the 45 pediatric day health and respite care facility at the time of the quali- 46 ty assurance review. The quarterly review sample must be randomly 47 selected so each child served at the facility has an equal opportunity 48 to be included in the review. 49 (a) The quality assurance committee must include the following: the 50 clinical advisor, administrator, director of nursing, and three other 51 committee members as determined by each pediatric day-respite center. 52 (b) The quality assurance review will be conducted by two members of 53 the quality assurance committee. Within fifteen calendar days of its 54 review, the quality assurance committee shall furnish copies of its 55 report to the pediatric day-respite center clinical advisor and nursing 56 director.S. 7437 7 1 (c) Each quarterly quality assurance review shall include: 2 (i) A review of the goals in each child's nursing protocol. 3 (ii) A review of the steps, process, and success in achieving the 4 goals. 5 (iii) Identification of goals not being achieved as expected, reasons 6 for lack of achievement and plans to promote goal achievement. 7 (iv) Evidence that the protocol has been revised to accommodate the 8 findings of the quality assurance report will be forwarded to the quali- 9 ty assurance committee within ten calendar days of receipt of the quali- 10 ty assurance committee report. 11 (v) Implementation of revisions to the protocol shall be documented in 12 the child's record. 13 (d) The quality assurance review will also ascertain and assure the 14 presence of the following documents in each child's medical record: 15 (i) A properly executed consent form. 16 (ii) A medical history for the child, including notations from visits 17 to health care providers. 18 (iii) An immunization record with documentation of allergies and 19 special precautions. 20 12. Infection control requirements must include at least the follow- 21 ing: 22 (a) The pediatric day-respite center shall have an isolation room with 23 one large glass area for observation of the child. 24 (b) Isolation procedures must be used to prevent cross-infections. 25 (c) All cribs and beds must be labeled with the individual child's 26 name. Linens must be removed from the crib for laundering purposes 27 only. 28 (d) Bed linens must be changed when soiled and as necessary, but not 29 less than twice weekly. 30 (e) Antimicrobial soap and disposable paper towels must be at each 31 sink. 32 (f) Staff must wash their hands after direct contact with each child, 33 using appropriate hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of 34 infection from one child to another. 35 (g) Children suspected of having a communicable disease, which may be 36 transmitted through casual contact, as determined by the facility's 37 clinical advisor or director of nursing, must be isolated; the parents 38 or guardians must be notified of the condition; and the child must be 39 removed from the pediatric day-respite center as soon as possible. When 40 the communicable disease is no longer present, as evidenced by a written 41 provider's statement, the child may return to the pediatric day-respite 42 center. 43 (h) Pediatric day-respite center staff members suspected of having a 44 communicable disease must not return to the pediatric day-respite center 45 until the signs and symptoms related to the communicable disease are no 46 longer present, as evidenced by a written physician's statement. 47 13. (a) Pediatric day-respite centers must conform to state fire stan- 48 dards and must be inspected annually. A copy of the current annual fire 49 inspection report, conducted by the local authority having jurisdiction 50 over fire safety or the state fire marshal, must be on file at the 51 pediatric day-respite center. Documentation of a satisfactory fire 52 safety inspection shall be provided at the time of the licensee's annual 53 survey. 54 (b) There must be a working telephone, which is neither locked nor a 55 pay station, in the pediatric day-respite center.S. 7437 8 1 (c) Emergency telephone numbers must be posted on or in the immediate 2 vicinity of all telephones. 3 (d) An emergency generator must exist, with sufficient generating 4 power to continue function of medical equipment in the event of a power 5 failure. The emergency generator must be tested every thirty days and 6 satisfactory mechanical operation must be documented on a log designed 7 for that purpose and signed by the person conducting the test. 8 (e) Emergency transportation must be performed by a licensed E.M.S. 9 provider. 10 (f) The pediatric day-respite center must have an emergency kit avail- 11 able to provide basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 13 it shall have become a law.
