NY State Legislature· A2027-2025Signed by Governor

Requires medical evaluations for assisted living eligibility to be conducted within thirty days prior to the date of admission, the official text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2027
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  SAYEGH,  SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  medical  evalu-
   ations for assisted living eligibility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 461-l of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  MEDICAL  EVALUATIONS.  MEDICAL EVALUATIONS USED TO DETERMINE THAT
 THE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM CAN SUPPORT THE  PHYSICAL,  SUPERVISORY  AND
 PSYCHO-SOCIAL  NEEDS  OF A RESIDENT MUST BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
 PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ADMISSION AND SIGNED BY EITHER A PHYSICIAN,  PHYSI-
 CIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04749-01-5

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