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!

For more information on these bills, please contact Sarah Daly or Jeff Diamond.

Legislative Position Memos A.3703 (Epstein)/S.2984 (Kavanagh): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require nursing home operators to notify the State Department of Health 90 days ahead of an anticipated closure.
March 27, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.2188 (Dinowitz)/S.3498 (Sanders): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require every nursing home facility in the state to prominently post the most recent star ratings for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures pursuant to the inspection rating system of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
March 25, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.4454 (Hunter)/S.305 (Salazar): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would prohibit termination of a tenancy by eviction or non-renewal of a lease agreement without first showing “good cause” to the court.
March 7, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.3802 (Gunther): This bill would include certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work, putting vulnerable populations at risk. LeadingAge NY opposes this legislation.
March 1, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.7369 (McDonald)/S.2867 (Rivera): This bill would allow individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) or who qualify for nursing home diversion and transition (NHTD) Medicaid waiver services to continue to receive such services outside of managed care programs. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.
February 28, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.2057 (Joyner): 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.
February 23, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.4583 (Paulin)/S.2931 (Rivera): LeadingAge New York supports the Home Care First Act which provides in statute a proactive policy, reimbursement and operational approach to support the availability and utilization of home care services in the State.
February 20, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.5587 (Wallace)/S.4858 (Hinchey): LeadingAge New York supports the passage of this bill, which would establish an Office of Hospice and Palliative Care Access and Quality within the Department of Health.
February 16, 2023

Legislative Position Memos A.6291 (Burdick)/S.264 (Stewart-Cousins): LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require every high-rise property owner in the State to develop an emergency evacuation plan for residents with disabilities. The bill interferes with the ability of high-rise property owners and local law enforcement and fire safety personnel to continue to create and safely implement individualized evacuation plans for senior housing communities
February 14, 2023

Legislative Position Memos S.2928 (Rivera): LeadingAge NY vocalizes concerns on this bill, which would require payment of claims submitted under contract or agreement with Medicaid Managed Care and Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plans for home and community based long term services and fiscal intermediaries to include reimbursement for expenses relating to the provision of Personal Protective Equipment for direct care workers and care recipients, and for an emergency inventory of a 90 day supply of PPE.
January 31, 2023