NY Pub Health L § 3607 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 36 - Home Care Services 3607 - Grants for Expansion of Services.

§  3607.  Grants  for  expansion  of  services. 1. The commissioner is   hereby authorized, within the amount allocated pursuant to  subdivisions   one,  two  and  three  of  section  thirty-six  hundred  fifteen of this   article, to make grants to certified  public  and  voluntary  non-profit   home  health  agencies for the purpose of increasing the availability of   home health care services. Such grants shall be utilized to increase the   number of persons provided services,  the  kind  of  services  provided,   including  medical,  social  and  environmental services, the sharing of   services or to improve or expand the method or frequency of the delivery   of home health care services. Grant applications shall include  specific   plans to provide the following:a.  an expansion of the types of services made available to persons at   home as provided for in subdivision two of  section  thirty-six  hundred   two of this chapter;b. an increase in the number of persons provided home care services by   the  certified  home  health  agency,  directly  or  through contractual   arrangement, or to provide for the availability of certified home health   agency services on a seven-day-a-week basis;c. the development of training programs approved by  the  commissioner   to improve the quality of services provided by the certified home health   agency;d. the development of programs to coordinate the work of the certified   home  health  agency  with  other community resources, including but not   limited to other certified home health agencies, hospitals,  and  social   services agencies;e.  demonstration  projects  to  provide  care  in  the  home by using   methods, programs, or arrangements not ordinarily used by certified home   health agencies, and that will help to determine  the  most  appropriate   means  of  reducing  institutional  care and of providing better quality   home care services, most cost-effective home  care  services,  and  more   accessible home care services;f.  the  development of programs to improve home care patients' access   to primary health services; org. the development of "home care volunteer programs for  maternal  and   child health" pursuant to subdivision two of this section.2.  a.  For purposes of this section, "home care volunteer program for   maternal and child health" shall mean a program  developed,  coordinated   and provided by a certified home health agency for purposes of assisting   pregnant  women  and  children. Such assistance shall include but not be   limited to: guidance in self care related  to  prenatal  care  and  post   partum  care  such as information concerning proper nutrition, exercise,   hygiene, drug, tobacco and alcohol use, and breast feeding; guidance  in   infant   care;   friendly  visiting;  and  telephone  reassurance.  Such   assistance may also include home maintenance, child care  and  shopping.   Additional services which the agency may provide in conjunction with the   program  shall  include nursing, social work, home health aide and other   approved agency services necessary to serve this population.b. In providing such program, a certified  home  health  agency  shall   utilize  volunteers,  especially women who have had children and who are   willing and able to provide non-medical assistance to women for prenatal   care and infant care.c. The certified home health agency shall recruit, train and supervise   volunteers for the program and shall assure  that  such  volunteers  are   competent  to  perform  the required tasks and are suited to the client.   The agency shall designate a person responsible for  management  of  the   program.d.  Certified  home  health agencies which provide home care volunteer   programs for maternal and child health shall  establish  provisions  for    referral  and  case coordination with prenatal care providers as defined   in section three hundred sixty-five-k of the social services law.3.  A  public or voluntary non-profit certified home health agency may   make application for such grant in the manner and form prescribed by the   commissioner. Grant applications may be made  for  up  to  a  three-year   period;  however, grant awards shall be for one-year periods, subject to   annual renewal upon approval by the commissioner.4. A grant amount available under this program shall  not  exceed  the   total  cost  of  providing  the additional services, as specified in the   application, less any income from governmental, third party or any other   sources accruing as  a  result  of  the  provision  of  such  additional   services.  Grants  may  not  be  used  for  agency  capital construction   purposes. The initial grant and first year renewal may be no  more  than   one  hundred  percent  of  the  net  cost  of  providing such additional   services. Any grants provided for a third year shall  be  no  more  than   seventy-five  percent of the initial year's grant. No grant shall exceed   one hundred thousand dollars per annum.5. A grantee must certify  to  the  commissioner  that  all  available   reimbursement  for  services has been and will be sought. To be eligible   for a renewal grant, the level and amount of  services  provided  during   any  previous  grant  period  may  not  be  decreased  without the prior   approval of the commissioner, and the grantee shall identify and certify   that sufficient funds are available  to  maintain  previous  levels  and   amounts of service.6.  In  awarding grants pursuant to this section, the commissioner and   the advisory group established pursuant to subdivision  six  of  section   thirty-six   hundred   fifteen   of   this   article   shall  take  into   consideration, in relation to the area served,  the  following  factors:   the  number of patients awaiting discharge from hospitals or residential   health care facilities for whom home care services are appropriate,  the   proportion   of   patients   inappropriately  placed  in  hospitals  and   residential health care facilities who could be served by in-home  care,   the scope, quantity and accessibility of currently available home health   services,  the  ability  of the agency to continue the expanded services   upon expiration of the grant, and such other factors as the commissioner   may determine are relevant to the public need for home health services.7. In addition to the requirements of this section,  the  commissioner   shall  approve  grant  applications in accordance with the provisions of   subdivisions five, six and seven of section thirty-six  hundred  fifteen   of this article.8.  Funds  for  such  grants  shall  be made available pursuant to the   funding formula and allocations provided in subdivisions  one,  two  and   three of section thirty-six hundred fifteen of this article.9.  The commissioner, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary   to administer this section.