New York A 2731: Relates to the authority of certain existing assisted living programs to expand capacity by nine or fewer beds under an expedited process

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A02731 Summary:

BILL NOA02731A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07859-A

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SPONSORPaulin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §461-l, Soc Serv L

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Authorizes certain existing assisted living programs to expand capacity by nine or fewer beds under an expedited process.

Go to top A02731 Actions:

BILL NOA02731A

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01/22/2025referred to health

05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

04/30/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

04/30/2026print number 2731a

Go to topA02731 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeMaherAye

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAbsent

LavineAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA02731 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02731 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2731--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- 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 social services law, in relation to authority for
 existing assisted living programs to expand capacity by nine or fewer
 beds under an expedited process

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 3 of section 461-l of the
 2 social services law, as added by section 2 of part B of chapter 57 of
 3 the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (k) (i) Existing assisted living program providers may apply to the
 5 department of health for approval to add up to nine additional assisted
 6 living program beds that do not require major renovation or
 7 construction. Eligible applicants are those that agree to dedicate such
 8 beds to serve only individuals receiving medical assistance, are in good
 9 standing with the department of health, and are in compliance with
 10 appropriate state and local requirements as determined by the department
 11 of health.
 12 (ii) Existing assisted living program providers licensed on or before
 13 April first, two thousand eighteen may submit applications under this
 14 paragraph beginning no later than June thirtieth, two thousand eighteen
 15 and until a deadline to be determined by the department of health.
 16 Existing assisted living program providers licensed on or before April
 17 first, two thousand twenty may submit such applications beginning no
 18 later than June thirtieth, two thousand twenty and until a deadline to
 19 be determined by the department of health.
 20 (iii) Notwithstanding paragraph (m) of this subdivision, existing
 21 assisted living program providers licensed on or before April first, two
 22 thousand twenty-five may submit applications under this paragraph begin-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01891-05-6

 A. 2731--A 2

 1 ning no later than the one hundred eightieth day following the effective
 2 date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-six that amended
 3 this paragraph and until a deadline to be determined by the department
 4 of health.
 5 (iv) The number of additional assisted living program beds approved
 6 under subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph shall be based on the
 7 total number of previously awarded beds either withdrawn by applicants
 8 or denied by the department of health.
 9 (v) The commissioner of health shall utilize an expedited review proc-
 10 ess allowing certification of the additional beds within ninety days of
 11 such department's receipt of a satisfactory application.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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