Staff Memorandum
HOUSE OF DELEGATES Agenda Item # 11
REQUESTED ACTION: Approval of the report and recommendations of the Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care. The Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care was appointed in 2020 to review the long-term care sector’s pandemic experience. The Task Force reviewed the statutory and regulatory framework under which nursing homes and other long-term care facilities operate and examine the effects of COVID-19 on these facilities and their residents. In the course of its work, the Task Force consulted with a number of individuals and organizations with expertise in the effects of the pandemic and assigned members to three subcommittees: Nursing Homes, Other Long-Term Care Settings, and Govern-ment/Regulatory Structure. As a result of its study, the Task Force is making recommendations in the following areas:
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Protecting public health.
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Preparing for emergencies.
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Providing clear guidance.
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Preventing the spread of communicable diseases.
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Collecting and disseminating information.
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Allocating resources.Comments on this report were received from the Committee on Disability Rights, Elder Law & Special Needs Section and House member Steven Richman. The report will be presented at the June 12 meeting by Task Force co-chairs Hermes Fernandez and Sandra Rivera.
Report and Recommendations of the
Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care
June 2021
The views expressed in this report are solely those of the Task Force and do not represent those of the New York State Bar Association unless and until adopted by the House of Delegates.