Excludes the five state-run veterans homes from assessments on their gross receipts received from all patient care services and other operating income; directs the Commissioner of Health to apply to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for any necessary waivers pursuant to federal law and regulation.
Summary
S07642 amends the Public Health Law to exempt the five New York State veterans homes from certain assessments imposed under section 2807-d. The bill specifically adds the state-run veterans homes at Oxford, Montrose, Batavia, Saint Albans, and Stony Brook University to the list of facilities that are not charged these assessments. It applies to homes that care for honorably discharged veterans, their spouses and widows, and gold star parents.
The bill also directs the Commissioner of Health to take any actions needed to implement the exemption, including seeking any necessary federal waivers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The measure is set to take effect on the first day of January after it becomes law.
Impact
This bill narrows the reach of Public Health Law section 2807-d by carving out the five state-operated veterans homes from the assessment base, reducing or eliminating their liability for gross-receipts-based assessments on patient care services and other operating income. It would affect the finances of those facilities and the state agencies that oversee them, while leaving the assessment framework in place for other covered providers. Because the bill contemplates federal waivers, implementation may depend on compliance with federal Medicaid or health-care financing rules.
Sentiment
The available voting history shows strong, unanimous support in the Senate, with 61 yeas and 0 nays on final passage and 21 yeas and 0 nays in the Rules Committee. No committee transcript is available, but the vote totals indicate broad bipartisan agreement and little visible opposition. The bill appears to have been viewed as a targeted support measure for veterans homes rather than a controversial policy change.
Contention
There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. The only likely issues are technical and fiscal: whether the veterans homes should be treated like other exempt facilities, and whether federal approval is needed to ensure the exemption does not conflict with federal requirements. Any concern would likely center on lost assessment revenue and the administrative need to secure waivers, rather than on the policy goal of supporting veterans and their families.
Same As
Excludes the five state-run veterans homes from assessments on their gross receipts received from all patient care services and other operating income; directs the Commissioner of Health to apply to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for any necessary waivers pursuant to federal law and regulation.
Excludes the five state-run veterans homes from assessments on their gross receipts received from all patient care services and other operating income; directs the Commissioner of Health to apply to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for any necessary waivers pursuant to federal law and regulation.
Directs the department of veterans' services and the department of economic development to make available on their website information about federal and state programs available to businesses that employ veterans.
Authorizes the Department of Veterans' Services to consult and collaborate with relevant offices in the federal department of veterans affairs, the department of health, the state office for the aging and other HCBS experts to develop educational materials for veterans and their families about the accessibility to home and community-based services.
Authorizes the Department of Veterans' Services to consult and collaborate with relevant offices in the federal department of veterans affairs, the department of health, the state office for the aging and other HCBS experts to develop educational materials for veterans and their families about the accessibility to home and community-based services.
Establishes a family caregiver program which shall receive reimbursement from Medicaid and directs the commissioner of health to secure approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for family caregivers.
Enacts the New York state pharmaceutical drug manufacturer and wholesaler disclosure act; requires pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and wholesalers to annually report to the New York department of health, for disclosure to the general public, all of its gifts to health care practitioners that prescribe drugs when such gifts have a value of seventy-five dollars or more; authorizes the commissioner of health to impose penalties and promulgate necessary rules and regulations.
Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.
Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.
Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits available to veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits.