Legislative Position Memos

Browse through LeadingAge New York's memos of support and opposition.

Feel free to download these memos and send them to your lawmakers throughout the course of the legislative session!

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Legislative Position Memos A.286-A (Gunther)/S.1997-A (Jackson): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would expand penalties for violations of section 167 of the Labor Law prohibiting hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities from requiring nurses to work more than their regularly scheduled hours, except under limited circumstances.
May 4, 2022

Legislative Position Memos A.8880-A (Wallace)/S.8205-A (Hinchey)

LeadingAge New York strongly supports this legislation, which would establish a statewide advanced care planning (ACP) campaign to promote public awareness and education about advanced care planning tools and the benefits and availability of hospice and palliative care services.

May 3, 2022

Legislative Position Memos A.6052 (Lunsford)/S.1785-A (Skoufis): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation, which requires nursing homes to notify all residents and their families or guardians within twelve hours of the detection of any pandemic-related infection. The legislation also requires nursing homes to cohort residents “suspected of being infectious.”
May 3, 2022

Legislative Position Memos A.159 (Gottfried)/S.995 (Hoylman): LeadingAge NY has concerns regarding this bill which provides that any remedies available pursuant to section 2801-d of the Public Health Law are also available to the resident’s legal representatives or the resident’s estate.
April 26, 2022

Legislative Position Memos A.8006 (Gottfried)/S.7626 (Rivera): This bill would allow Medicaid beneficiaries residing in Assisted Living Programs (ALPs) to access hospice services without having to transfer from the ALP. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.
March 16, 2022

Legislative Position Memos A.7903 (Gottfried)/S.6664 (May): LeadingAge NY supports this legislation which would streamline the licensure process for the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
March 7, 2022

Legislative Position Memos A.9023 (Gottfried): LeadingAge NY opposes this legislation, which would repeal the existing “independent assessor” provisions Social Services Law §365-a(10) and replace the existing provisions with a new requirement to contract with an independent assessor that would both conduct assessments and develop person-centered service plans. We support the repeal of the expanded independent assessor provisions at SSL §365-a(10).
February 8, 2022

Legislative Position Memos S.6611 (May): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would enable the DOH to establish publicly reported quality standards for Assisted Living Residences (ALRs), Enhanced Assisted Living Residences (EALRs), and Special Needs Assisted Living Residences (SNALRs), and requires that these quality measures be reported annually.
May 21, 2021

Legislative Position Memos A.7304 (Gottfried)/S.6640 (May): LeadingAge New York supports the repeal of Section 3605-c of the Public Health Law which requires Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs) in the State to undergo a Request for Offers (RFO) process to provide Medicaid home care services.?
May 17, 2021

Legislative Position Memos A.1010-A (Bronson)/S.2022-A (May): LeadingAge NY has concerns about this bill, which would require the Department of Health to post on the Department’s website the results of any inspection conducted in a nursing home within 30 days.
May 10, 2021