Bill Text: NY A04512 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the provision of average monthly rate increases information to assisted living residents

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to health [A04512 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A04512-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4512
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, COOK, MILLMAN,
         SCHIMEL, EDDINGTON, CAHILL, GREENE, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
         M.  of  A.  BOYLAND, V. LOPEZ, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG -- read
         once and referred to the Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  provision  of
         average  monthly  rate  increases information to assisted living resi-
         dents
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.    Title  4  of  article  46-B of the public health law is
    2  amended by adding a new section 4664 to read as follows:
    3    S 4664. ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE; PROVISION OF AVERAGE  MONTHLY  RATE
    4  INCREASE INFORMATION. 1. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR,
    5  THE  OPERATOR  OF  AN  ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENCE SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE
    6  FACILITY'S CURRENT RESIDENTS ITS AVERAGE MONTHLY RATE INCREASES,  INCLU-
    7  SIVE OF RENT AND SERVICE FEES, FOR EACH OF THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS. THE
    8  OPERATOR  SHALL  DISCLOSE  BOTH  THE  ACTUAL  AND AVERAGE AMOUNT OF EACH
    9  INCREASE, AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE.
   10    2. (A) THE OPERATOR SHALL POST THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION
   11  ONE OF THIS SECTION ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE FACILITY, OR IN A PROMINENT
   12  LOCATION NO MORE THAN TEN FEET FROM THE  FACILITY'S  MAIN  ENTRANCE  AND
   13  PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   14    (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ASSISTED
   15  LIVING  RESIDENCE, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ON ITS
   16  WEBSITE.
   17    3. EACH RESIDENT SHALL SIGN A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF THE  INFORMA-
   18  TION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE FACILITY
   19  IN THE RESIDENT'S FILE.
   20    4.  THE  OPERATOR  SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
   21  THIS SECTION TO ANY PROSPECTIVE RESIDENT OR HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE AS
   22  PART OF ITS GENERAL INFORMATION MATERIALS.
   23    5. ALL NONPROFIT ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM  THE
   24  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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