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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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565
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, HEVESI, ROSENTHAL,
GONZALEZ-ROJAS, KELLES, SAYEGH, OTIS, SHIMSKY, KIM, RAGA, SIMONE,
TAPIA, LEVENBERG, BRABENEC, MAHER -- 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:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4004 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
(A-1) NO HOSPICE SHALL BE APPROVED FOR ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION OR
CONSTRUCTION IF IT IS TO BE OPERATED ON A FOR-PROFIT BASIS OR BY A FOR-
PROFIT ENTITY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. NO INCREASE IN CAPACITY SHALL BE
APPROVED FOR ANY EXISTING HOSPICE THAT IS OPERATED ON A FOR-PROFIT BASIS
OR BY A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIES
TO ANY APPROVAL ON OR AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH IT TAKES EFFECT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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