Bill Text: NY A02213 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2213 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to limitations on the processing and approval of applications seeking licensure of a licensed home care services agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - referred to health [A02213 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02213-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2213

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 25, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to limitations on the
          processing  and  approval  of  applications  seeking  licensure  of  a
          licensed home care services agency

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 6 of section 3605 of the  public  health
     2  law,  as  amended  by section 9-b of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of
     3  2018, are amended to read as follows:
     4    4. The public health and health planning council shall not approve  an
     5  application  for licensure unless it is satisfied as to[: (a) the public
     6  need for the existence of the licensed home health care  service  agency
     7  at  the  time  and  place and under the circumstances proposed; (b)] the
     8  character, competence and standing in the community of  the  applicant's
     9  incorporators,  directors, sponsors, stockholders or operators[; (c) the
    10  financial resources of the proposed licensed home  health  care  service
    11  agency and its sources of financial revenues; and (d) such other matters
    12  as it shall deem pertinent].
    13    6.  Neither  public need, tax status nor profit-making status shall be
    14  criteria for licensure.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03766-01-3