New York A 7818: Relates to creating a respiratory therapy demonstration program for residential health care facilities

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A07818 Summary:

BILL NOA07818 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05767

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SPONSORFall

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2832, Pub Health L

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Relates to creating a respiratory therapy demonstration program for residential health care facilities; authorizes the commissioner of health approve up to ten residential health care facilities within the state to operate respiratory therapy units.

Go to top A07818 Actions:

BILL NOA07818 

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04/11/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7818

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating a respir-
 atory therapy demonstration program for residential health care facil-
 ities

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2832 to read as follows:
 3 § 2832. Residential health care facilities; respiratory therapy demon-
 4 stration program. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
 5 contrary, the commissioner is authorized to approve up to ten residen-
 6 tial health care facilities within the state to operate respiratory
 7 therapy units by and within such residential health care facilities. For
 8 purposes of this section, "respiratory therapy" shall mean the assess-
 9 ment, treatment, monitoring and therapeutic interventions and restora-
 10 tions of patients with deficiencies or abnormalities of cardiopulmonary
 11 function and training with education to return to the community.
 12 2. Respiratory therapy services shall include:
 13 (a) Application of techniques for support of high-flow and low-flow
 14 oxygenation, mechanical ventilation, therapeutic pulmonary and cardiac
 15 rehabilitation and interdisciplinary interventions to assist in the
 16 restoration of the patient's overall wellness to support and promote
 17 healthy breathing, in the short and long-term;
 18 (b) Pulmonary rehabilitation techniques and therapeutic interventions
 19 for those suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
 20 and/or recovering from lung surgery, asthma attacks, bronchitis, and
 21 pneumonia to improve their breathing for a better quality of life during
 22 a skilled nursing facility stay;
 23 (c) Self-management education and interventions for people with chron-
 24 ic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and/or recovering from lung

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10076-01-5

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 1 surgery, asthma attacks, bronchitis, and pneumonia to assist patients
 2 return to community and to thrive at home and reduce the need for future
 3 hospitalizations; and
 4 (d) Pulmonary rehabilitation techniques and overall wellness education
 5 and training to develop strength and endurance of supporting respiratory
 6 muscles and other techniques to increase respiratory function, which
 7 will improve the success of ventilator-weaning, reduce mortality rates,
 8 and hasten the return of eligible candidates to better positive
 9 outcomes.
 10 3. In order to receive approval from the commissioner to operate a
 11 respiratory therapy unit and to provide respiratory therapy, a residen-
 12 tial health care facility shall file an application on forms prescribed
 13 by or acceptable to the commissioner.
 14 (a) The commissioner shall act upon such applications in a manner
 15 consistent with section twenty-eight hundred two of this article. In the
 16 public health and health planning council's evaluation of applications
 17 and the commissioner acting upon such applications, priority shall be
 18 given to applicants who can demonstrate a history of providing such
 19 respiratory therapy over the past ten years.
 20 (b) In order to be approved to operate a respiratory therapy unit and
 21 to provide respiratory therapy, an applicant must comply with and me