New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10310: Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents
Status: Passed both chambers, June 3, 2026
Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.
From the amended text, April 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2808-g to read as follows: § 2808-G. RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY HOSPICE AGREEMENTS. 1. EACH RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL ENTER INTO AND MAINTAIN ONE OR MORE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH HOSPICE PROGRAMS LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY OF THIS CHAPTER TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HOSPICE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AND ELECT THE HOSPICE BENEFIT. 2. SUCH AGREEMENTS SHALL PROVIDE FOR COORDINATION OF CARE BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY AND THE HOSPICE PROGRAM AND SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, (B) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FACILITY STAFF AND HOSPICE PERSONNEL; (C) INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE PLANNING AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; (D) MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL OVERSIGHT; (E) AFTER-HOURS COMMUNICATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE; AND (F) DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION SHARING, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAW. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPICE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING MODEL CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
- Philip Ramos (D, 6)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1661
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9620A
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.360
- : RULES REPORT CAL.360
- : REPORTED
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 3, 2026): 48 yea, 13 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 3, 2026): 48 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 2, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 2, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 2, 2026): 139 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Health Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (April 21, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A10310?
- A10310 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.
- What does A10310 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.
- What is the status of A10310?
- Passed both chambers as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10310?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A10310?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10310
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