New York S 10074: Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse

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S10074 Summary:

BILL NOS10074 

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SPONSORBYNOE

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Add §365-q, Soc Serv L

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Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse.

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BILL NOS10074 

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04/27/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/12/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10074

 IN SENATE

 April 27, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting Vincent
 Scheppa's law authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of in-home
 private duty nursing services to a recipient of medical assistance by
 a relative who is a registered professional nurse

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Vincent
 2 Scheppa's law".
 3 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 365-q
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 365-q. Provision of in-home private duty nursing services by the
 6 relative of a recipient. Upon application or request to the commissioner
 7 by a recipient of medical assistance, or their representative or guardi-
 8 an, who has been approved for the provision of in-home private duty
 9 nursing, the commissioner may authorize the provision of such private
 10 duty nursing by an adult relative of such recipient, other than a spouse
 11 of the recipient, who is a registered professional nurse. Reimbursement
 12 for private nursing services provided in accordance with this section
 13 shall be at the rate paid for the provision of such services by a
 14 licensed practical nurse.
 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09428-01-5

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