Assembly Bill A4142

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4142 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S647
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2801-h, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3696, S2034
2013-2014: A4961
2015-2016: A6315

2011-A4142 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs; authorizes the commissioner of health in conjunction with the director of the state office for the aging to establish the respite day demonstration programs, based upon adult day health care and social adult day services, which extends the period a caregiver can remain active in the care of elderly or disabled individuals; sets forth definitions; further sets forth reporting requirements.

2011-A4142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4142

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating adult day
  services respite demonstration programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
2801-h to read as follows:
  S 2801-H. RESPITE DAY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 1. DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED
IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "RESPITE DAY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM" MEANS A STRUCTURED, COMPREHEN-
SIVE  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER UNDER THIS SECTION, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE  FOR  THE  AGING,  PROVIDING
LEVEL I, LEVEL II OR LEVEL III SERVICES TO REGISTRANTS.
  (B) "REGISTRANT" MEANS A PERSON:
  (I)  WHO  IS  NOT A RESIDENT OF A RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY, IS
FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED AND NOT HOMEBOUND, AND  REQUIRES  SUPERVISION  AND
MONITORING  BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE CONTINUOUS TWENTY-FOUR HOUR A DAY INPA-
TIENT CARE AND SERVICES;
  (II) WHOSE ASSESSED SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS CAN SATISFACTORILY BE
MET IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE DELIVERY OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES  IN  THE
COMMUNITY SETTING; AND
  (III)  WHO HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM BASED ON AN INTERDISCIPLI-
NARY COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT.
  (C) "FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED" MEANS A PERSON WHO NEEDS THE ASSISTANCE OF
ANOTHER PERSON IN AT LEAST ONE OF  THE  FOLLOWING  ACTIVITIES  OF  DAILY
LIVING: TOILETING, MOBILITY, TRANSFERRING OR EATING; OR WHO NEEDS SUPER-
VISION DUE TO COGNITIVE OR PSYCHO-SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT.
  (D)  "ADULT  DAY HEALTH" MEANS THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER UNDER REGULATIONS UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH  (VII)

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04229-01-1

              

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