N.Y. Public Health Law Section 3609
Grants for planning an establishment of new certified home health agencies

1.

The commissioner is hereby authorized, within the amount allocated pursuant to subdivisions one, two and three of § 3615 (State aid to certified home health agencies)section thirty-six hundred fifteen of this article, to make grants to voluntary not-for-profit organizations in areas of the state determined by the commissioner to be in need of home care services.

2.

Such grants shall be awarded for the purposes of planning for establishment as a certified home health agency pursuant to § 3606 (Establishment of certified home health agencies)section thirty-six hundred six of this chapter.

3.

Such grants shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars per annum and are not renewable.

4.

The grant applications shall include such information as required by the commissioner.

5.

Funds for such grants shall be made available pursuant to the funding formula and allocations as provided in subdivisions one, two and three of § 3615 (State aid to certified home health agencies)section thirty-six hundred fifteen of this article.

6.

The commissioner shall approve applications in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions five, six and seven of § 3615 (State aid to certified home health agencies)section thirty-six hundred fifteen of this article.

Source: Section 3609 — Grants for planning an establishment of new certified home health agencies, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/3609 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 22, 2025).

3600
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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Sep. 22, 2014

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