LeadingAge New York has concerns with this legislation, which would allow a nursing home patient or their representative to install, operate and maintain, at their own expense, an electronic monitoring device in their room.

LeadingAge New York writes in opposition to this bill that would amend the estates, powers and trusts law, to expand the damages recoverable in a wrongful death action to include compensation for grief or anguish, loss of love and companionship, loss of services and support, and loss of nurture and guidance.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require that persons or entities with operational authority over a hospital be subject to establishment approval by the Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC).

LeadingAge NY raises concerns with this bill which would require certain adult care facilities to hold a specific TBI certification or professional license.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation, which would require hospitals and nursing homes to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) training to “patient transporters” that are responsible for moving patients or residents to and from testing areas, treatment areas, or general movement throughout the facility.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation, which would allow the Commissioner of Health to appoint a temporary operator if a nursing facility experiences serious financial instability or conditions that seriously endanger the life, health or safety of residents or patients.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation, which would permanently authorize a current demonstration program aimed at providing continuity of appropriate care to medically fragile children as they transition to being young adults with medical fragility.

LeadingAge NY supports this legislation that would maintain the non-emergency medical transportation benefit in the Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) benefit package.