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NY S08848
Bill
Status
7/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Susan Serino
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Protecting Our Nursing Homes Act of 2020" to create a state program providing funding to nursing homes for personal protective equipment, COVID-19 testing costs, and hiring additional staff in response to the pandemic.
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Allocates no less than $100,000,000 in unobligated federal CARES Act funds to the state program for nursing homes to purchase PPE or hire additional staff.
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Requires units of local government that received CARES Act funding to create proportional programs providing nursing homes with funds for PPE, COVID-19 testing, and staff training, based on their CARES Act allocations.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment and automatically expires July 31, 2021.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Protecting Our Nursing Homes Act" to establish a program to provide funding from the federal CARES act for nursing homes to purchase personal protective equipment, provide for the cost of COVID-19 testing, and to increase staffing.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
7/29/2020