COA rules for attorney access to nursing homes 
By Todd Etshman
POSTED: October 25, 2011
Tags: assisted living, attorney access, court of appeals, nonprofit organizations, nursing homes
Rules promulgated by an assisted living nonprofit organization that restrict access by attorneys and advocates to residential care home residents are inconsistent with New York State Department of Health regulations, the New York State Court of Appeals said in a 5-2 decision last week.
Public Health Law: The Brightonian Nursing Home v. Daines
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: September 21, 2010
Tags: Medicaid, Monroe County Supreme Court, nursing homes, public health law
Monroe County Supreme Court Public Health Law Nursing Homes — Medicaid The Brightonian Nursing Home v. Daines 2009-13213 Judge Rosenbaum Background: Monroe County Supreme Court Judge Rosenbaum ruled New York State Public Health Law §2808(5)(c) unconstitutional due to its effect on the due process rights of nursing home owners who are unable to withdraw equity [...]
Judge: Public health law unconstitutional
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: September 17, 2010
Tags: health care facilities, Monroe County Supreme Court, New York State, nursing homes, public health law, unconstitutional
A Monroe County Supreme Court justice last week ruled a relatively new state law is unconstitutional. Judge Matthew A. Rosenbaum decided Thursday that Public Health Law §2808(5)(c), which deals with spending by nursing home owners, infringes on their rights.
Nursing homes not open to lawyers: COA
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 7, 2010
Tags: lawyer access, New York State Court of Appeals, nursing homes, office of mental health, psychiatric patients
New York’s top court has refused to order nursing homes to give state lawyers access to hundreds of psychiatric patients so they can advocate for their rights to treatment alternatives, living conditions or even release.
