N.Y. Public Health Law Section 2825-G
Health care facility transformation program: statewide IV

1.

A statewide health care facility transformation program is hereby established within the department for the purpose of transforming, redesigning, and strengthening quality health care services in alignment with statewide and regional health care needs, and in the ongoing pandemic response. The program shall also provide funding, subject to lawful appropriation, in support of capital projects, debt retirement, working capital or other non-capital projects that facilitate furthering such transformational goals.

2.

The commissioner shall enter into an agreement with the president of the dormitory authority of the state of New York pursuant to Public Authorities Law § 1680-R (Authorization for the issuance of bonds for the capital restructuring financing program, the health care facility transformation programs...)section sixteen hundred eighty-r of the public authorities law, which shall apply to this agreement, subject to the approval of the director of the division of the budget, for the purposes of the distribution and administration of available funds pursuant to such agreement, and made available pursuant to this section and appropriation. Such funds may be awarded and distributed by the department for grants to health care providers including but not limited to, hospitals, residential health care facilities, adult care facilities licensed under title two of article seven of the social services law, diagnostic and treatment centers licensed or granted an operating certificate under this chapter, clinics, including but not limited to those licensed or granted an operating certificate under this chapter or the mental hygiene law, children’s residential treatment facilities licensed under article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law, assisted living programs approved by the department pursuant to Social Services Law § 461-L (Assisted living program)section four hundred sixty-one-l of the social services law, behavioral health facilities licensed or granted an operating certificate pursuant to articles thirty-one and thirty-two of the mental hygiene law, home care providers certified or licensed under article 36 (Home Care Services)article thirty-six of this chapter, primary care providers, hospices licensed or granted an operating certificate pursuant to article 40 (Hospice)article forty of this chapter, community-based programs funded under the office of mental health, the office of addiction services and supports, the office for people with developmental disabilities, or through local governmental units as defined under article forty-one of the mental hygiene law, independent practice associations or organizations, and residential facilities or day program facilities licensed or granted an operating certificate under article sixteen of the mental hygiene law. A copy of such agreement, and any amendments thereto, shall be provided by the department to the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, and the director of the division of the budget no later than thirty days after such agreement is finalized. Projects awarded, in whole or part, under sections twenty-eight hundred twenty-five-a and twenty-eight hundred twenty-five-b of this article shall not be eligible for grants or awards made available under this section.

3.

Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section or any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, and upon approval of the director of the budget, the commissioner may, subject to the availability of lawful appropriation, award up to four hundred fifty million dollars of the funds made available pursuant to this section for unfunded project applications submitted in response to the request for application number 18406 issued by the department on September thirtieth, two thousand twenty-one pursuant to § 2825-F (Health care facility transformation program: statewide III)section twenty-eight hundred twenty-five-f of this article. Authorized amounts to be awarded pursuant to applications submitted in response to the request for application number 18406 shall be awarded no later than December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two. Provided, however, that a minimum of:

(a)

twenty-five million dollars of total awarded funds shall be made to community-based health care providers, which for purposes of this section shall be defined as diagnostic and treatment centers licensed or granted an operating certificate under this chapter; independent practice associations or organizations; home care providers certified or licensed pursuant to article 36 (Home Care Services)article thirty-six of this chapter; and hospices licensed or granted an operating certificate pursuant to article 40 (Hospice)article forty of this chapter;

(b)

twenty-five million dollars of total awarded funds shall be made to a mental health clinic licensed or granted an operating certificate under article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law; alcohol and substance use disorder treatment clinics licensed or granted an operating certificate under article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law; clinics licensed or granted an operating certificate under article sixteen of the mental hygiene law; and community-based programs funded under the office of mental health or the office of addiction services and supports or through local governmental units as defined under article forty-one of the mental hygiene law; and

(c)

fifty million dollars of total awarded funds shall be made to residential health care facilities or adult care facilities licensed under title two of article seven of the social services law.

4.

Notwithstanding sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, sections one hundred forty-two and one hundred forty-three of the economic development law, or any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, up to two hundred million dollars of the funds appropriated for this program shall be awarded, without a competitive bid or request for proposal process, for grants to health care providers for purposes of modernization of an emergency department of regional significance. For purposes of this subdivision, an emergency department shall be considered to have regional significance if it:

(a)

serves as Level 1 trauma center with the highest volume in its region;

(b)

includes the capacity to segregate patients with communicable diseases, trauma or severe behavioral health issues from other patients in the emergency department;

(c)

provides training in emergency care and trauma care to residents from multiple hospitals in the region; and

(d)

serves a high proportion of Medicaid patients.

5.

(a) Notwithstanding sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, sections one hundred forty-two and one hundred forty-three of the economic development law, or any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, up to seven hundred fifty million dollars of the funds appropriated for this program shall be awarded, without a competitive bid or request for proposal process, for grants to health care providers, as defined in subdivision two of this section.

(b)

Awards made pursuant to this subdivision shall provide funding for capital projects, debt retirement, working capital or other non-capital projects to the extent lawful appropriation and funding is available, to build innovative, patient-centered models of care, increase access to care, to improve the quality of care and to ensure financial sustainability of health care providers.

(c)

Provided, however, that a minimum of:

(i)

twenty-five million dollars of total awarded funds shall be made to community-based health care providers, which for purposes of this section shall be defined as diagnostic and treatment centers licensed or granted an operating certificate pursuant to this chapter; independent practice associations or organizations; home care providers certified or licensed pursuant to article 36 (Home Care Services)article thirty-six of this chapter; and hospices licensed or granted an operating certificate pursuant to article 40 (Hospice)article forty of this chapter;

(ii)

twenty-five million dollars of total awarded funds shall be made to a mental health clinic licensed or granted an operating certificate under article thirty-one of the mental hygiene law; alcohol and substance use disorder treatment clinics licensed or granted an operating certificate under article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law; clinics licensed or granted an operating certificate under article sixteen of the mental hygiene law; and community-based programs funded under the office of mental health or the office of addiction services and supports or through local governmental units as defined under article forty-one of the mental hygiene law; and

(iii)

twenty-five million dollars of total awarded funds shall be made to residential health care facilities or adult care facilities licensed under title two of article seven of the social services law.

6.

Notwithstanding sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, sections one hundred forty-two and one hundred forty-three of the economic development law, or any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, up to one hundred fifty million dollars of the funds appropriated for this program shall be awarded, without a competitive bid or request for proposal process, for technological and telehealth transformation projects.

7.

Notwithstanding sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, sections one hundred forty-two and one hundred forty-three of the economic development law, or any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, up to fifty million dollars of the funds appropriated for this program shall be awarded, without a competitive bid or a request for proposal process, to residential and community-based alternatives to the traditional model of nursing home care.

8.

Selection of awards made by the department pursuant to subdivisions three, four, five, six and seven of this section shall be contingent on an evaluation process acceptable to the commissioner and approved by the director of the division of the budget. Disbursement of awards may be contingent on the health care provider as defined in subdivision two of this section achieving certain process and performance metrics and milestones that are structured to ensure that the goals of the project are achieved.

9.

The department shall provide a report on a quarterly basis to the chairs of the senate finance, assembly ways and means, and senate and assembly health committees, until such time as the department determines that the projects that receive funding pursuant to this section are substantially complete. Such reports shall be submitted no later than sixty days after the close of the quarter, and shall include, for each award, the name of the health care provider as defined in subdivision two of this section, a description of the project or purpose, the amount of the award, disbursement date, and status of achievement of process and performance metrics and milestones pursuant to subdivision six of this section.

Source: Section 2825-G — Health care facility transformation program: statewide IV, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/2825-G (updated Jun. 23, 2023; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

2800
Declaration of policy and statement of purpose 2801
Definitions 2801‑A
Establishment or incorporation of hospitals 2801‑B
Improper practices in hospital staff appointments and extension of professional privileges prohibited 2801‑C
Injunctions 2801‑D
Private actions by patients of residential health care facilities 2801‑E
Voluntary residential health care facility rightsizing demonstration program 2801‑F
Residential health care facility quality incentive payment program 2801‑G
Community forum on hospital closure 2801‑H
Personal caregiving and compassionate caregiving visitors to nursing home residents during declared local or state health emergencies 2802
Approval of construction 2802‑A
Transitional care unit demonstration program 2802‑B
Health equity impact assessments 2803
Commissioner and council 2803‑A
Authority to contract 2803‑AA
Sickle cell disease information distribution 2803‑AA*2
Nursing home infection control competency audit 2803‑B
Uniform reports and accounting systems for hospital costs 2803‑C
Rights of patients in certain medical facilities 2803‑C‑1
Rights of patients in certain medical facilities 2803‑C‑2
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and people living with HIV long-term care facility residents’ bill of rights 2803‑D
Reporting abuses of persons receiving care or services in residential health care facilities 2803‑E
Residential health care facilities 2803‑E*2
Reporting incidents of possible professional misconduct 2803‑F
Respite projects 2803‑G
Board of visitors in county owned residential health care facility 2803‑H
Health related facility 2803‑I
General hospital inpatient discharge review program 2803‑J
Information for maternity patients 2803‑J*2
Nursing home nurse aide registry 2803‑K
In-patient nasogastric feeding procedures 2803‑L
Community service plans 2803‑M
Discharge of hospital patients to adult homes 2803‑N
Hospital care for maternity patients 2803‑O
Hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients 2803‑O‑1
Required protocols for fetal demise 2803‑P
Disclosure of information concerning family violence 2803‑Q
Family councils in residential health care facilities 2803‑R
Dissemination of information about the abandoned infant protection act 2803‑S
Access to product recall information 2803‑T
Preadmission information 2803‑U
Hospital substance use disorder policies and procedures 2803‑V
Lymphedema information distribution 2803‑V*2
Standing orders for newborn care in a hospital 2803‑W
Independent quality monitors for residential health care facilities 2803‑W*2
Disclosure of information concerning pregnancy complications 2803‑X
Requirements related to nursing homes and related assets and operations 2803‑Y
Provision of residency agreement 2803‑Z
Transfer, discharge and voluntary discharge requirements for residential health care facilities 2803‑Z*2
Antimicrobial resistance prevention and education 2804
Units for hospital and health-related affairs 2804‑A
State task force on clinical practice guidelines and medical technology assessment 2805
Approval of hospitals 2805‑A
Disclosure of financial transactions 2805‑B
Admission of patients and emergency treatment of nonadmitted patients 2805‑C
Every private proprietary nursing home having a capacity of eighty patients or more may have a licensed medical doctor in attendance, upo... 2805‑D
Limitation of medical, dental or podiatric malpractice action based on lack of informed consent 2805‑E
Reports of residential health care facilities 2805‑F
Money deposited or advanced for admittance to nursing homes 2805‑G
Maintenance of records 2805‑H
Immunizations 2805‑I
Treatment of sexual offense victims and maintenance of evidence in a sexual offense 2805‑J
Medical, dental and podiatric malpractice prevention program 2805‑K
Investigations prior to granting or renewing privileges 2805‑L
Adverse event reporting 2805‑M
Confidentiality 2805‑N
Child abuse prevention 2805‑O
Identification of veterans and their spouses by nursing homes, residential health care facilities, and adult care facilities 2805‑P
Emergency treatment of rape survivors 2805‑Q
Hospital visitation by domestic partner 2805‑R
Patients unable to verbally communicate 2805‑S
Circulating nurse required 2805‑T
Clinical staffing committees and disclosure of nursing quality indicators 2805‑U
Credentialing and privileging of health care practitioners providing telemedicine services 2805‑V
Observation services 2805‑W
Patient notice of observation services 2805‑X
Hospital-home care-physician collaboration program 2805‑Y
Identification and assessment of human trafficking victims 2805‑Z
Hospital domestic violence policies and procedures 2806
Hospital operating certificates 2806‑A
Temporary operator 2806‑B
Residential health care facilities 2807
Hospital reimbursement provisions 2807‑A
General hospital nineteen hundred eighty-six and nineteen hundred eighty-seven inpatient rates and charges 2807‑AA
Nurse loan repayment program 2807‑B
Outstanding payments and reports due under subdivision eighteen of section twenty-eight hundred seven-c, sections twenty-eight hundred se... 2807‑C
General hospital inpatient reimbursement for annual rate periods beginning on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight 2807‑D
Hospital assessments 2807‑D‑1
Hospital quality contributions 2807‑DD
Temporary nursing home stability contributions 2807‑E
Uniform bills 2807‑F
Health maintenance organization payment factor 2807‑FF
New York managed care organization provider tax 2807‑I
Service and quality improvement grants 2807‑J
Patient services payments 2807‑K
General hospital indigent care pool 2807‑L
Health care initiatives pool distributions 2807‑M
Distribution of the professional education pools 2807‑N
Palliative care education and training 2807‑O
Early intervention services pool 2807‑P
Comprehensive diagnostic and treatment centers indigent care program 2807‑R
Funding for expansion of cancer services 2807‑S
Professional education pool funding 2807‑T
Assessments on covered lives 2807‑U
Transfers for tax credits 2807‑V
Tobacco control and insurance initiatives pool distributions 2807‑W
High need indigent care adjustment pool 2807‑X
Grants for long term care demonstration projects 2807‑Y
Pool administration 2807‑Z
Review of eligible federally qualified health center capital projects 2808
Residential health care facilities 2808‑A
Liability of certain persons 2808‑B
Certification of financial statements and financial information 2808‑C
Reimbursement of general hospital inpatient services 2808‑D
Nursing home quality improvement demonstration program 2808‑E
Residential health care for children with medical fragility in transition to young adults and young adults with medical fragility demonst... 2808‑E*2
Nursing home ratings 2809
Residential health care facilities 2810
Residential health care facilities 2811
Discounts and splitting fees with medical referral services 2812
Construction 2813
Separability 2814
Health networks, global budgeting, and health care demonstrations 2815
Health facility restructuring program 2815‑A
Community health care revolving capital fund 2816
Statewide planning and research cooperative system 2816‑A
Cardiac services information 2817
Community health centers capital program 2818
Health care efficiency and affordability law of New Yorkers (HEAL NY) capital grant program 2819
Hospital acquired infection reporting 2820
Home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project 2821
State electronic health records (EHR) loan program 2822
Residential care off-site facility demonstration project 2823
Supportive housing development program 2824
Central service technicians 2824*2
Surgical technology and surgical technologists 2825
Capital restructuring financing program 2825‑A
Health care facility transformation program: Kings county project 2825‑B
Oneida county health care facility transformation program: Oneida county project 2825‑C
Essential health care provider support program 2825‑D
Health care facility transformation program: statewide 2825‑E
Health care facility transformation program: statewide II 2825‑F
Health care facility transformation program: statewide III 2825‑G
Health care facility transformation program: statewide IV 2825‑H
Health care facility transformation program: statewide V 2825‑I
Healthcare safety net transformation program 2826
Temporary adjustment to reimbursement rates 2827
Plant-based food options 2828
Residential health care facilities 2828*2
Essential support persons allowed for individuals with disabilities during a state of emergency 2829
Nursing homes 2830
Surgical smoke evacuation 2830*2
Regulation of the billing of facility fees
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Jun. 23, 2023

§ 2825-G’s source at nysenate​.gov

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