Assembly Bill A2527

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of a senior care choices program to give care and services at home to senior citizens

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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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2015-A2527 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §214, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2591
2011-2012: A3940
2013-2014: A4320
2017-2018: A1231
2019-2020: A2120

2015-A2527 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a senior care choices program to give care and services at home to senior citizens; sets criteria for such program; directs application for a federal waiver.

2015-A2527 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2527

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a senior care
  choices program in the office for the aging

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

  Section  1.  Section  214  of the elder law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. SENIOR CARE CHOICES PROGRAM. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  LAW  TO
THE  CONTRARY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL FILE, OR CAUSE TO BE FILED, WITHIN ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AN  APPLI-
CATION  FOR  A  FEDERAL  WAIVER  PURSUANT TO SECTION 1115 OF THE FEDERAL
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, OR ANY SUCCESSOR THERETO, FOR A SENIOR CARE CHOICES
PROGRAM, UNDER WHICH THE  OFFICE  SHALL  AND  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO
PROVIDE  DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRACT A COORDINATED PLAN OF CARE AND SERVICES
AT HOME TO SENIORS IN A SEAMLESS NETWORK  THAT  SHALL  INCLUDE  SERVICES
PROVIDED BY AND THROUGH THE OFFICE AND ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS MAY BE
NECESSARY  TO MAINTAIN SUCH PERSONS AT HOME AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SUBDI-
VISION. EVERY STATE AGENCY IS HEREBY EMPOWERED AND DIRECTED TO COOPERATE
WITH THE OFFICE AND TO COMPLY WITH ANY REQUEST FOR THE  FILING  OF  SUCH
WAIVER  IF  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL LACK POWER AND AUTHORITY TO FILE SUCH A
WAIVER. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "SENIOR" MEANS PERSONS WHO
ARE AGED SIXTY AND OLDER WHO ARE MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT  IN  A
LONG-TERM  CARE  FACILITY, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  (1) THE SENIOR CARE CHOICES PROGRAM SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE  SENIOR'S
HOME  OR  IN  THE  HOME  OF  A RESPONSIBLE RELATIVE OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE
ADULT, AND, OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO  THE  CONTRARY  NOTWITH-
STANDING,  IF THE WAIVER GRANTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1115 OF THE FEDERAL
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR THERETO SHALL SO PROVIDE, MAY  ALSO
BE  PROVIDED  IN  ADULT CARE FACILITIES, OTHER THAN SHELTERS FOR ADULTS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06500-01-5
              

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