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NY A04796

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Eric Brown

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a minimum compensation standard for home health aides providing individual or shared aide services through approved home health agencies under Medicaid reimbursement

  • Requires the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), to develop methodologies for determining the minimum compensation standard

  • Directs OPWDD to develop minimum compensation standards for reimbursement of home health agencies and their employees

  • Applies to home health services determined to be cost effective and appropriate to meet recipients' needs for assistance

  • Takes effect 180 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Establishes minimum compensation standards for the reimbursement of home health agencies and persons employed thereof; directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to develop methodologies to determine such minimum compensation standard.

Last Action

referred to mental health

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Mental Health2/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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