S 3437: Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3437 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAY, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit hospice The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4004 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows: 3 (a-1) No hospice shall be approved for establishment, incorporation or 4 construction if it is to be operated on a for-profit basis or by a for- 5 profit entity, in whole or in part. No increase in capacity shall be 6 approved for any existing hospice that is operated on a for-profit basis 7 or by a for-profit entity, in whole or in part. This paragraph applies 8 to any approval on or after the date on which it takes effect. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02902-01-5