New York Public Health Law Article 40 - HOSPICE

• 4000 - Legislative Declaration.
  The legislature finds and declares that hospice is a socially and financially beneficial alternative to conventional curative care for those afflicted by terminal illness. It...
• 4002 - Definitions.
  As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: 1. "Hospice" means a coordinated program of home and in-patient...
• 4004 - Establishment of Hospices.
  1. The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of approval to any hospice except with the written approval of the public health and health planning...
• 4006 - Hospice Construction.
  1. The construction of a hospice shall require the prior approval of the commissioner. 2. An application for such construction shall be filed with the...
• 4008 - Certification of Hospices.
  1. The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of approval to any hospice unless it complies with the provisions of this article and the rules...
• 4010 - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner and the State Hospital Review and Planning Council.
  1. The commissioner shall have the power to conduct periodic inspections of hospices with respect to the fitness and adequacy of equipment, personnel, rules and...
• 4011 - Quality Assurance.
  1. Every hospice is required to establish a quality assurance program which shall objectively and systematically monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care...
• 4012 - Payment for Hospice.
  1. No government agency shall purchase, pay for or make reimbursement or grants-in-aid for services provided by a hospice unless, at the time the services...
• 4012-a - Hospice Supplemental Financial Assistance Program for Persons With Special Needs.
  1. Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the contrary, an additional amount may be added to a hospice's rate pursuant to the medical...
• 4012-b - Hospice Palliative Care Program for Persons With Advanced and Progressive Disease.
  1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article to the contrary, a hospice may also offer a program of palliative care for patients with advanced...
• 4013 - Hospice Worker Recruitment and Retention Program.
  1. The commissioner shall, subject to the provisions of subdivision two of this section, increase medical assistance rates of payment by three percent for hospice...
• 4013-b - Home Care Services Worker Registry.
  A hospice program providing hospice care in a patient's home shall comply with the home care services worker registry under section thirty-six hundred thirteen of...
• 4014 - Hospice Residence Pilot Program.
  1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to establish a hospice residence pilot program. Such program, subject to the rules and regulations of the commissioner, shall...
• 4015 - Pilot Program for All-Inclusive Care for Children.
  1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to establish a pilot program for all-inclusive care for children. Such program, subject to the rules and regulations of...

Last modified: February 3, 2019