Bill > S04751

This bill amends the state finance law to require transparency in hospital and nursing home funding decisions. Specifically, before any state agency like the governor's office, division of budget, or department of health can reduce funding for a hospital or nursing home, they must first make all internal or consultant-generated information and data used to justify those reductions available to the elected state officials who represent the affected healthcare facilities. This provision aims to ensure that local elected representatives have access to the underlying rationale and supporting evidence for funding cuts before they are implemented, potentially giving them an opportunity to review, challenge, or negotiate the proposed reductions. The bill would take effect immediately upon becoming law, meaning the new transparency requirement would apply to funding decisions made after its enactment.

Budget and Finance

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4751