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May 2009 New York, NY - Loeb & Troper LLP is pleased to provide an overview of the $175 million in grants available under HEAL 12. The New York State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York recently announced the availability of $175 million in grants under Phase 12 of the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law of New York State (HEAL 12). The grant seeks to fund the development of long-term care initiatives as alternatives to residential health care facility (RHCF) beds and a reduction of RHCF bed capacity. The primary goal of HEAL 12 is to assist communities to organize, finance and develop alternatives for care through coordination of a variety of licensed residential programs, development of other residential options and reductions of RHCF certified bed capacity. Access to Assisted Living Program beds is also part of this initiative. It is expected that projects receiving awards through this grant will represent multi-providers and utilize local resources for the development of housing with coordinated medical services, licensed residential programs and downsized nursing home capacity to provide meaningful alternatives to nursing homes. Examples of projects that will be funded under HEAL 12 include, but are not limited to: 1. Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, equipment and information technology costs (a) to develop Assisted Living Programs, Assisted Living Residences, Enriched Housing, affordable Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) or other housing configurations that support long-term care populations living in the community; (b) to allow nursing homes with excess capacity to permanently decertify unneeded beds and convert vacant space to Adult Day Health Care Programs, Assisted Living Programs, Assisted Living Residences, Enriched Housing or other housing configurations with coordinated medical services that support living in the community; (c) to develop affordable CCRCs under Article 46 or Fee-for-Service Continuing Care Retirement Communities (FFSCCRC) under Article 46-A of the Public Health Law. 2. Costs necessary to support functions and activities that will enable applicants to orderly and systematically implement a closure or downsizing plan. The objective of such projects should be to remove operational and closing cost expense barriers which may otherwise impede efforts to downsize. The maximum grant award per project is $25 million. Grant projects will begin on October 1, 2009, and project activities for which funding is requested must be completed within a two-year period. A conference for potential HEAL-NY Phase 12 applicants will be held on May 22 from 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. About Loeb & Troper LLP
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