New York A 6272: Provides for rates for residential health care facilities

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A06272 Summary:

BILL NOA06272A

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SAME ASSAME AS S05229-A

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRStirpe, Magnarelli, Clark, Jensen, Hunter, Lunsford, Lupardo, Weprin, Stern, Lavine, Smith, Durso,
 Giglio, Fitzpatrick, McDonough, Simpson, Jones, Manktelow, Ra, McDonald, Chludzinski

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2808, Pub Health L

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Provides for updates to rates for residential health care facilities.

Go to top A06272 Actions:

BILL NOA06272A

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03/03/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

04/29/2026amend and recommit to health

04/29/2026print number 6272a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6272--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 3, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, STIRPE, MAGNARELLI, CLARK, JENSEN, HUNT-
 ER, LUNSFORD, LUPARDO, WEPRIN, STERN, LAVINE, SMITH, DURSO, GIGLIO,
 FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, SIMPSON, MANKTELOW, RA, McDONALD, CHLUDZINSKI
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to residential health
 care facility rates

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 2-c of
 2 section 2808 of the public health law, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as
 3 added by section 95 of part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, para-
 4 graph (d) as amended by section 2 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of
 5 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (b-1) is added to read as follows:
 6 (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section or any
 7 other contrary provision of law and subject to the availability of
 8 federal financial participation, the non-capital component of rates of
 9 payment by governmental agencies for inpatient services provided by
 10 residential health care facilities on or after October first, two thou-
 11 sand eleven, but no later than January first, two thousand twelve, shall
 12 reflect a direct statewide price component, and indirect statewide price
 13 component, and a facility specific non-comparable component, utilizing
 14 allowable operating costs for a base year as determined by the commis-
 15 sioner by regulation. Such rate components shall be periodically updated
 16 to reflect changes in operating costs, provided however that such rate
 17 components shall be updated no later than April first, two thousand
 18 twenty-seven and at least every five years thereafter, using the most
 19 currently available cost report data, which updates shall include but

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09020-03-6

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 1 not be limited to an update of rate components to reflect actual base
 2 year costs.
 3 (b) The direct and indirect statewide price components shall be
 4 adjusted by a wage equalization factor and such other factors as deter-
 5 mined to be appropriate to recognize legitimate cost differentials and
 6 the direct statewide price component shall be subject to a case mix
 7 adjustment utilizing the patients that are eligible for medical assist-
 8 ance pursuant to title eleven of article five of the social services
 9 law. Such wage equalization factor and other factors shall be period-
 10 ically updated to reflect current labor market and other conditions,
 11 provided however that such updates shall be implemented no later than
 12 April first, two thousand twenty-seven, and at least every five years
 13 thereafter, based on the most currently available cost report data.
 14 (b-1) For purposes of the updates required by paragraphs (a) and (b)
 15 of this subdivision and associated changes in the rate-setting methodol-
 16 ogy, the department shall establish and consult with a technical assist-
 17 ance workgroup that includes external experts with professional exper-
 18 tise in nursing