N.Y. Public Health Law Section 3600
Declaration of legislative findings and intent

The legislature hereby finds and declares that the provision of high quality home care services to residents of New York state is a priority concern. Expanding these services to make them available throughout the state as a viable part of the health care system and as an alternative to institutional care should be a primary focus of the state’s actions. Home health care has only recently been recognized legislatively as an integral part of the health care delivery system and has proven to have an important and valuable role in patient care. The certified home health agencies render a coordinated array of services to patients in their homes, thereby avoiding prolonged institutionalization, concomitant high costs and associated adverse social and medical implications. The legislature intends that there be a public commitment to the appropriate provision and expansion of services rendered to the residents of the state by certified home health agencies, to the maintenance of a consistently high level of services by all home care services agencies, to the central collection and public accessibility of information concerning all organized home care services, and to the adequate regulation and coordination of existing home care services.

Source: Section 3600 — Declaration of legislative findings and intent, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/3600 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

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Declaration of legislative findings and intent 3602
Definitions 3605
Licensure of home care services agencies 3605‑A
Proceedings involving the license of a home care services agency 3605‑B
Registration of licensed home care services agencies 3605‑C
Authorization to enroll and provide medical assistance 3606
Establishment of certified home health agencies 3606‑A
Certified home health agency construction 3607
Grants for expansion of services 3608
Certification of home care services agencies 3609
Grants for planning an establishment of new certified home health agencies 3610
Authorization to provide a long term home health care program 3611
Operation of home care services agency 3611‑A
Change in the operator or owner 3612
Powers and duties of commissioner and state hospital review and planning council 3613
Home care services workers 3614
Payments for certified home health agency services, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care programs 3614‑A
Home care provider assessments 3614‑B
Licensed home care services agencies assessments 3614‑C
Home care worker wage parity 3614‑D
Universal standards for coding of payment for medical assistance claims for long term care 3614‑E
Electronic payment of claims 3614‑F
Home care minimum wage increase 3615
State aid to certified home health agencies 3616
Provision of certified home health agency services, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care programs 3616‑A
Quality assurance 3617
Respite projects 3618
Continuation of existing home health agencies 3619
Exempt agencies 3620
Authorization to provide an AIDS home care program 3621
Payment of claims 3622
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Accessed:
Apr. 27, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3600’s source at nysenate​.gov

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