Bill > S00547

This bill authorizes the New York State Department of Health to create one or more demonstration projects that allow managed long-term care plans to enroll and manage nursing home residents in rural areas. The purpose of these projects is to study how managed care models can help permanently placed nursing home residents potentially return to community-based settings. Specifically, the bill modifies existing public health law to permit these demonstration projects in rural areas, as defined by section 2951 of the public health law. The projects will be approved by the department and are designed to test the effectiveness of managed care approaches for long-term nursing home residents. The bill includes a provision that these demonstration projects will not alter existing requirements for plans enrolling persons under this subparagraph. The legislation is set to take effect immediately, with specific provisions about its eventual expiration and potential repeal aligned with existing legislative timelines.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S547