The Final Hours of the 2024 Legislative Session
June 6, 2024
The Final Hours of the 2024 Legislative Session
While the 2024 Legislative Session was scheduled to conclude yesterday, on June 6th, the Legislature’s work continues. Both the Assembly and Senate worked on various pieces of legislation until approximately 2 a.m. this morning, and both houses are continuing their work today.
As of this writing in the early afternoon of June 7th, the Assembly and Senate are actively working to wrap up the loose ends of all legislative work. At this stage, it could be another late night for state legislators in Albany.
LeadingAge New York will be closely monitoring all activity during these final hours of session, advocating for bills that we support, and defensively watching for bills we oppose that could advance at the last moment. Next week, we will provide the final Legislative Bulletin for the 2024 Legislative Session, as we expect all activity to conclude by tonight or early tomorrow morning. That edition will also highlight opportunities to continue advocacy over the summer and fall.
In the weeks following the close of session, LeadingAge New York will publish a comprehensive 2024 Legislative Bill Summary, reviewing all priority legislation that was tracked and where those bills landed. In the meantime, and as we await the final actions of the Legislature, members can review priority legislation and its current status in the section of this bulletin titled, “End of Session Priority Bill Status Update”.
End of Session Priority Bill Status Update
As the Legislature continues its work today, LeadingAge New York continues our advocacy for and against several pieces of legislation that are of upmost importance to our not-for-profit and public aging services membership. Below, members can find a brief review, with the current status of several priority bills.
The following bills have recently passed both houses and will be delivered to the Governor for action:
- Changes to PHL Section 2805-X – Memo of Support
- TBI-NHTD Carve Out of Managed Care – Memo of Support
- Medicaid Reimbursement for Treatment in Place – Support
- New Nursing Home Survey Posting Requirements – Memo of Opposition
- Changes to Character and Competence – Memo of Opposition
- Nursing Home Closure Requirements – Memo of Opposition
- Nursing Home Temporary Operator – Memo of Opposition
- Publication of Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS) Data – Memo of Concern
- Quality Improvement in Assisted Living Residences – Concerns
- Wrongful Death – Memo of Opposition
- Enhances NYSOFA Oversight of Social Adult Day – Tracking
The following bills have been passed by one house:
- CCRC ‘Revitalization’ – Memo of Support - TAKE ACTION TODAY!
- Passed Senate; Assembly Rules Committee
- ALP Medical Evaluations – Memo of Support – TAKE ACTION TODAY!
- Passed Assembly; Senate Health Committee
- Office of Medicaid Inspector General Audit & Review – Memo of Support
- Passed Senate; Assembly Ways and Means Committee
- Payments for Care of Medically Fragile Young Adults – Memo of Support
- Passed Senate; Assembly Rules Committee
- Prohibits Establishment of For-Profit Hospice – Memo of Support
- Passed Senate; Assembly Calendar, laid aside
- Increase ACF Supplemental State Program (SSP) – Memo of Support
- Passed Senate; Assembly Social Services Committee
The following bills have not passed either house:
- Restrictions on Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Homes and ACFs – Memo of Concern
- Designated Storage for Decedent Remains – Memo of Opposition
- Increase in Nursing Home and LTC Provider Penalties – Memo of Opposition
- Increase in Penalties for ACFs – Memo of Opposition
- Training for Patient Transporters – Memo of Opposition
- Nursing Home Rebasing – Memo of Support
- Assisted Living Program (ALP) Rebasing – Memo of Support
- Certified Medication Aides – Memo of Support
- The Role of the Nurse in Adult Care Facilities (ACFs) – Memo of Support
- CHHA Payments - Memo of Support
Please reach out to Sarah Daly (sdaly@leadingageny.org) with any questions on the status or work being done on LeadingAge NY priority legislation.
ACTION ALERT: Support ALP Medical Evaluation Legislation!
LeadingAge NY priority legislation, A.10244 (Paulin)/S.9598 (Rivera), would allow assisted living program (ALP) medical evaluations to be signed by a physician, physician assistant (PA), or nurse practitioner (NP), in the same way that is currently permitted in other adult care facility (ACF) and assisted living settings. Treating an ALP resident differently than other assisted living residents is not only confusing to consumers and the healthcare community, but it also creates access barriers and is inconsistent with New York’s commitment to health equity.
This bill has been passed in the Assembly; however, we need to apply pressure in the Senate if we wish to see the bill passed in both houses and delivered to the governor. Please join us in urging the Legislature to streamline ALP medical evaluations!
CLICK HERE to urge for the passage of A.10244 (Paulin)/S.9598 (Rivera) NOW! LeadingAge NY’s memo in support here.
Apply for IGNITE Leadership Academy - Deadline Extended!
LeadingAge NY is pleased to share the application deadline for our 2024-25 IGNITE Leadership Academy class has been extended to next week, June 14th. IGNITE is a year-long professional development program designed to facilitate the development and growth of senior living leaders in the state. The experience provides participants with the tools they will need to be outstanding leaders in their organizations. It differs from an MBA-type program in that its focus is on teaching participants how their own thinking and values are key components to developing their own qualities of leadership. In addition, they acquire the tools to help them work with teams, build successful teams, and collaborate. Only employees of LeadingAge NY provider member organizations may apply for the program.
The deadline for applications for the 2024-25 class has been extended to June 14th. For more information about the program, click here. Anyone with questions about IGNITE can contact Nancy Caban at ncaban@leadingageny.org or Diane Darbyshire at ddarbyshire@leadingageny.org. Both can be reached at 518-867-8383.
Contact: Sarah Daly; 518.867.8845; sdaly@leadingageny.org