NY S04232

Creates a temporary Commission on Long Term Care Facilities to study and make recommendations on the effects of long-term care facility closures on residents and families, including impacts on physical and mental health and community loss.

Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor (3 members including the Director of the Office for the Aging and State Ombudsman), Senate Temporary President (2 members), Assembly Speaker (2 members), Senate Minority Leader (1 member), and Assembly Minority Leader (1 member), with all members required to have expertise in long-term care and advocacy.

Commission shall examine availability of placements for residents with dementia and those requiring skilled nursing care, feasibility of comparable placements within the same geographical area, sufficiency of current relocation laws and regulations, and the need for a one-year advance notification system for facility closures.

Commission shall submit findings and legislative recommendations to the Governor and legislature one year after its first meeting, and no long-term care facility may close or convert to another use until one year after the commission delivers its report.

Act shall expire and be deemed repealed one year after the commission delivers its report, with exception that the closure moratorium does not apply to non-profit long-term care facilities operated by religious groups qualifying as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).