---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services"
description: "Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services; directs the commissioner of health to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to make recommendations as to coordination and division of services, responsibilities, and reimbursement of assisted living programs and hospice programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8006"
citation: "New York A 8006 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOTTFRIED"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-04"
last_action: "2022-12-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af9d40f7-4c9a-4f5d-b163-17577cf766a8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8006"
source_hash: "09b6ab0266ebf52ed5ea44b4abbf1c56ed40a09356ae53443008788495d40371"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8006 (2021-2022) — Relates to authorizing residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services

Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services; directs the commissioner of health to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to make recommendations as to coordination and division of services, responsibilities, and reimbursement of assisted living programs and hospice programs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8006&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GOTTFRIED — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-04** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED
- **2022-05-10** RULES REPORT CAL.132
- **2022-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.132
- **2022-05-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-11** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7626
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.1222
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-09** SIGNED CHAP.667 `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-09** APPROVAL MEMO.37

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af9d40f7-4c9a-4f5d-b163-17577cf766a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).