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NY A00310
Bill
Status
1/4/2023
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Commissioner of Labor and Commissioner of Health must jointly conduct a labor market study examining compensation, benefits, and employment factors in home care and hospice compared to hospitals, nursing facilities, and other health care settings.
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Study must include analysis of direct care aides, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers, respiratory therapists, and audiologists.
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Commissioners must report findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature by November 1, 2023.
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Commissioner of Labor must establish a temporary task force co-chaired with the Director of the Office for Aging to develop and implement a statewide home care and hospice workforce recruitment and marketing program across secondary schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools.
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Task force must convene within 60 days, meet bi-monthly for the first year, and submit an interim report within six months; task force provisions expire January 31, 2026.
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of labor and the commissioner of health to conduct a labor market study of the home care and hospice workforce; establishes a temporary labor task force for home care and hospice services and occupations to examine and make recommendations regarding competitive labor market factors, reimbursement, programs and other state policy actions necessary to support recruitment and retention of the home care and hospice workforce in the broader, competitive health labor market.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/3/2024