N.Y. Public Health Law § 3605-b: Registration of licensed home care services agencies

§ 3605-b. Registration of licensed home care services agencies. 1. (a)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no licensed home

care services agency (LHCSA) licensed pursuant to section thirty-six

hundred five of this article shall be operated, provide nursing

services, home health aide services, or personal care services, or

receive reimbursement from any source for the provision of such services

during any period of time on or after January first, two thousand

nineteen, unless it has registered with the commissioner in a manner

prescribed by the department.

(b) A LHCSA that fails to submit a complete and accurate set of all

required registration materials by the deadline established by the

commissioner shall be required to pay a fee of five hundred dollars for

each month or part thereof that the LHCSA is in default. A LHCSA that

failed to register in the prior year by the deadline of the current year

shall not be permitted to register for the upcoming registration period

unless it submits any unpaid late fees.

(c) The department shall post on its public website a list of all

LHCSAs, which shall indicate the current registration status of each

LHCSA.

(d) The department shall institute proceedings to revoke the license

of any LHCSA that fails to register for two annual registration periods,

whether or not such periods are consecutive. The department shall have

the discretion to pursue revocation of the license of a LHCSA on grounds

that it evidences a pattern of late registration over the course of

multiple years.