LeadingAge NY Successfully Opposes Bills That Imposed Duplicative and Unnecessary Requirements
(UPDATED Dec. 30, 2024) Governor Hochul recently vetoed several bills that LeadingAge NY opposed based on their imposition of duplicative and/or burdensome administrative requirements. These included bills that would have imposed new and duplicative pressure ulcer program requirements, authority to appoint temporary operators of nursing homes, additional requirements for nursing home closure plans, and expansion of potential claims for wrongful death.
During the 2024 Legislative Session, LeadingAge NY tracked over 1,000 bills and deemed over 140 of those to be a “priority” based on their movement and potential impact or relevance to our membership. Approximately 13 top-priority bills were passed by both houses of the Legislature, and over the last several months, batches of bills were delivered to the Governor for final action requiring each bill to be approved, vetoed, or approved with additional chapter amendments.
UPDATE: All bills that LeadingAge NY deemed a priority in 2024 and were passed by both houses have now been acted upon by the Governor. Of the 13 priority bills passed by the Legislature, LeadingAge NY supported 6 and opposed 7. LeadingAge NY sent letters of support or opposition on all bills deemed to be most relevant to members. In the end, only one bill that LeadingAge NY opposed was signed by the Governor: a bill that relates to the public posting of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star ratings (A.2188/S.3498). All other bills were successfully opposed, and several positive measures were approved.
Please find below a review of executive actions taken on the priority bills that were passed by the Legislature and that LeadingAge NY advocated on in 2024. As a reminder, LeadingAge NY posted a complete end-of-session bill summary in June reviewing all of the bills that were passed by the Legislature in 2024, as well as dozens of bills that were not passed. Please note that the bills that did not pass in 2024, or were otherwise vetoed by the Governor, could be back again for potential passage in the 2025 Legislative Session beginning on Wed., Jan. 8th.
Bills Vetoed by Governor:
- A.3703 (Epstein)/S.2984 (Kavanagh) – Nursing Home Closure Requirements
- Vetoed by Governor on Dec. 21st
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY opposed. Letter to Governor available here.
- A.9232-B (Weinstein)/S.8485-B (Hoylman-Sigal) – Wrongful Death Claims
- Vetoed by Governor on Dec. 21st
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY opposed. Letter to Governor available here.
- A.5370 (Paulin)/S.5732 (Skoufis) – Publication of Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS) Data
- Vetoed by Governor on Dec. 13th
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY opposed. Letter to Governor urging veto available here.
- A.6034-B (Paulin)/S.9131 (Rivera) – Nursing Home Temporary Operator
- Vetoed by Governor on Nov. 22nd
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY opposed. Letter to Governor urging veto available here.
- A.9204 (Paulin)/S.9049 (Scarcella-Spanton) – Hospital-Home Care-Physician Collaboration Program
- Vetoed by Governor on Nov. 22nd
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY supported. Letter to Governor urging approval available here.
- A.9718-B (Paulin)/S.9067-A (Krueger) – Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program in Nursing Homes and Hospitals
- Vetoed by Governor on Dec. 13th
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY opposed. Letter to Governor urging veto available here.
- A.10142 (Kim)/S.9356 (Cleare) – Enhancing Oversight of Social Day Programs
- Vetoed by Governor on Dec. 13th
- Veto message
- LeadingAge NY supported, but raised concerns requesting amendments. Letter to Governor requesting amendments available here.
Bills Approved and Signed by Governor:
- A.7369 (McDonald)/S.2867 (Rivera) – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Carve-Out of Managed Care
- Approved by Governor on Dec. 21st; chapter amendment required
- Approval Memo 80
- LeadingAge NY supported. Letter to Governor available here.
- A.2188 (Dinowitz)/S.3498 (Sanders) – Nursing Home Survey Posting Requirements
- Approved by Governor on Sept. 27th
- LeadingAge NY opposed. Letter to Governor available here.
- A.3122-A (Sayegh)/S.6504-A (Chu) – Alzheimer’s Outreach and Education Program
- Approved by Governor on Nov. 22nd; chapter amendment required
- Approval Memo 18
- LeadingAge NY supported, but did not write.
- A.3674 (Pretlow)/S.5969 (Harckham) – Medically Fragile Young Adults Under 36
- Approved by Governor on Dec. 13th; chapter amendment required
- Approval Memo 43
- LeadingAge NY supported. Letter to Governor available here.
- A.5790-B (Paulin)/S.8865 (Cleare) – Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Quality Reporting
- Approved by Governor on Dec. 13th; chapter amendment required
- Approval Memo 29
- LeadingAge NY has concerns about the timeframes of this bill, which we expect to be addressed by chapter amendments. Letter to Governor available here.
- A.7872-A (Paulin)/S.8632-A (Hoylman) – Health Care Proxy for Palliative Care Patients
- Approved by Governor on Nov. 22nd
- LeadingAge NY supported. Letter to Governor available here.
Please reach out to Sarah Daly at sdaly@leadingageny.org with any questions about these bills or other LeadingAge NY priority legislation.
Contact: Sarah Daly, sdaly@leadingageny.org