Senate Bill S6858

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to making chemical dependence counseling and referrals available in naturally occurring retirement communities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9067 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2013-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9067
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §209, Eld L

2013-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making chemical dependence counseling and referrals available in naturally occurring retirement communities.

2013-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6858

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to making chemical dependence
  counseling and referrals available in naturally  occurring  retirement
  communities

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 209 of the  elder
law,  as  amended by chapter 448 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
as follows:
  (d) "Eligible services" shall mean services including, but not limited
to: case management, care coordination,  counseling,  health  assessment
and  monitoring,  transportation,  socialization  activities,  home care
facilitation and monitoring, education  regarding  the  signs  of  elder
abuse  and  exploitation  and  available resources for a senior who is a
suspected victim of elder abuse  or  exploitation,  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCE
COUNSELING PROVIDED BY CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUN-
SELORS AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION 19.07
OF  THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL DEPEND-
ENCE COUNSELING PROVIDERS, and other services designed  to  address  the
needs  of  residents  of  naturally  occurring retirement communities by
helping them extend their independence, improve their quality  of  life,
and avoid unnecessary hospital and nursing home stays.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14354-02-4


              

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