Section 4014. Hospice residence pilot program

1. The commissioner is hereby
  authorized to establish a hospice residence pilot program. Such program,
  subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  commissioner,  shall
  authorize the operation of not more than ten hospice residences operated
  for  the  purpose  of  providing,  notwithstanding  the  provisions   of
  subdivision  two-b  of  section  four thousand two of this article, more
  than two hospice patients but not more  than  sixteen  hospice  patients
  with  hospice care. The locations of the hospice residence pilot program
  shall be geographically disbursed throughout the state and  approved  by
  the  commissioner.  To  the  extent that patients may access hospital or
  skilled nursing home care, the care plan for such patients shall provide
  for such care.
    2. The commissioner shall require each hospice residence participating
  in the pilot program established pursuant to this section  to  submit  a
  report,  which  shall  include data analyzing the cost and efficiency of
  hospice  care  under  such  pilot  program.  On   or   before   December
  thirty-first, two thousand seven, the commissioner shall submit a report
  to  the  governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker
  of the  assembly  analyzing  the  findings  of  the  individual  hospice
  residences that participated in the pilot program.