New York S 4275: Relates to the closure of nursing homes

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S04275 Summary:

BILL NOS04275A

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SAME ASSAME AS A11326

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRSEPULVEDA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2833, Pub Health L

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Relates to the closure of nursing homes.

Go to top S04275 Actions:

BILL NOS04275A

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

04/08/20251ST REPORT CAL.659

04/09/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/15/2025PASSED SENATE

05/15/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/15/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.974

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026AMENDED 4275A

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/19/2026PASSED SENATE

05/19/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/19/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4275--A
 Cal. No. 974

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
 first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third
 reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the closure of
 nursing homes

 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 2833 to read as follows:
 3 § 2833. Closure of nursing homes. 1. In the event that an operator of
 4 a nursing home elects to close the facility, the following shall apply:
 5 (a) The operator shall submit written notice to the department at
 6 least ninety days prior to the anticipated date of closure of the nurs-
 7 ing home.
 8 (b) The written notice shall include a proposed plan for closure of
 9 the nursing home. The plan shall be subject to approval by the commis-
 10 sioner, and shall include timetables for all steps in the closure proc-
 11 ess and descriptions of the procedures and actions the operator will
 12 take to:
 13 (i) notify residents of the closure, including provisions for termi-
 14 nation of admission agreements and involuntary discharge;
 15 (ii) assess the needs and preferences of individual residents;
 16 (iii) assist residents in locating and transferring to appropriate
 17 alternative settings; and
 18 (iv) maintain compliance with the provisions of this section and other
 19 applicable laws and regulations until all residents have relocated.
 20 (c) Copies of the written notice shall be concurrently delivered to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08071-02-6

 S. 4275--A 2

 1 (i) the chief executive officer and the presiding officer of the local
 2 legislative body of each county, city, town or village in which the
 3 nursing home is located, except a county wholly contained within a city;
 4 (ii) the nursing home's residents' council; and
 5 (iii) in a city with a population of one million or more people, the
 6 community board in whose district the nursing home is located. Copies
 7 of the written notice shall also be made available to the public on the
 8 department's website, and the facility's website if it otherwise main-
 9 tains a website.
 10 (d) Such officer, legislative body or board may:
 11 (i) convene closed or public meetings, upon notice to the department
 12 and the nursing home operator, that must conclude within forty-five days
 13 of the operator's proposed notice of closure;
 14 (ii) examine any information relevant to needs of the community and
 15 the impact of the closure on stakeholders; and
 16 (iii) make a non-binding recommendation to the commissioner as to
 17 whether the application for closure should be approved, modified or
 18 rejected.
 19 2. (a) The operator shall take no action to close the nursing home
 20 prior to approval