LeadingAge New York supports this legislation, which would establish a demonstration program allowing one or more Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plans that operate in rural counties and that have demonstrated success in transitioning individuals in need of a nursing home level of care from the nursing home to the community to enroll and manage the care of permanently placed nursing home residents for periods longer than three months.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation because it aims to increase the amount certain individuals are eligible for when receiving enhances residential care. This legislation is an important first step toward improving the inadequate ACF reimbursement rate.

Provides for criminal history background checks of supportive maintenance employees in ACFs and assisted living facilities, similar to checks completed on nursing home employees.

LeadingAge NY supports this legislation that would maintain the non-emergency medical transportation benefit in the Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) benefit package.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require that persons or entities with operational authority over a hospital be subject to establishment approval by the Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC).

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.

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 NY strongly supports this bill which would allow all ACFs and assisted living providers that employ nurses the option to provide nursing services directly.