LeadingAge New York supports the intent of this legislation, but  recommends changes to facilitate the bills goal of further mitigating the use of unnecessary antipsychotics while safeguarding effective treatment plans for certain individuals.

LeadingAge New York strongly opposes this legislation which would repeal and replace section 4403-f of the public health law to eliminate the current MLTC program and replace it with fee-for-service (FFS) models.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation  which would amend the estates, powers and trusts law, to expand the damages recoverable in a wrongful death action to include compensation for  the loss of companionship, loss of services and support, and loss of nurture and guidance.

LeadingAge New York supports legislation which would provide due process protections to health care providers and recipients in the medical assistance program when under scrutiny by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG).

LeadingAge New York supports this bill, which aims to provide increases in the rates of payment for certified home health agencies and directs the commissioner of health to establish minimum standards and a minimum benchmark for home care service payments by any Medicaid payor.

LeadingAge NY supports this legislation, which would allow assisted living program (ALP) medical evaluations to be signed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, in the same way that is currently permitted in other adult care facility (ACF) and assisted living settings.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation, which would allow the Commissioner of Health to appoint a temporary operator if a nursing facility experiences serious financial instability or conditions that seriously endanger the life, health or safety of residents or patients.

Requires an annual audit of facilities that receive funds under the EQUAL program, increases maximum civil penalties for ACF violations from $1,000 per day to $5,000 per violation per day, and authorizes a pre-hearing suspension or limitation of an ACF’s operating certificate in cases of imminent danger to residents.