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                                   6976
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
   COOK, CYMBROWITZ, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JAFFEE, MOSLEY,  PERRY,  RICHARD-
   SON,  SEPULVEDA,  SIMON  -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Aging
 
 AN ACT to establish an interagency council for the  purpose  of  coordi-
   nated planning on issues related to older adults

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Aging in New York: State Plan on Aging. 1. There is  hereby
 created  an  interagency council for the purpose of coordinated planning
 on issues related  to  older  adults.  This  interagency  council  shall
 include  the  state  office for the aging, the department of health, the
 office of mental health, the office of alcoholism  and  substance  abuse
 services,  the office of temporary and disability assistance, the office
 for persons with developmental disabilities, the division of housing and
 community renewal, the department of labor, the department of  financial
 services,  the  department of transportation, and the office of children
 and family services.
   2. The interagency council shall develop a state plan  on  aging  that
 plans  for  the  current  and  future needs of older adults. Such report
 shall assess current programs and  services  across  multiple  agencies,
 additional  need,  both current and projected, and encourage interagency
 cooperation for planning and improving outcomes. Such plan  shall  focus
 on several areas including, but not limited to:
   (a) NYConnects and the No Wrong Door approach;
   (b) Long term care, including funding, options, and insurance;
   (c)  Health  services,  including  pharmaceutical coverage, assistance
 with activities of daily living, disease  management,  and  coordination
 among medical professionals;
   (d) Transportation;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (e)  Community-based  services, including adult day services, personal
 care, friendly visiting;
   (f)  Workforce issues, including older adults working longer, support-
 ing caregivers in the workforce;
   (g) Kincare, including older adults providing  care  for  young  rela-
 tives;
   (h) Nutrition, including access to healthy food, meal delivery;
   (i)  Housing,  including  support for older adult renters, home repair
 and weatherization, access to supportive housing, access  to  accessible
 housing,  zoning and planning, and naturally occurring retirement commu-
 nities;
   (j) Elder abuse;
   (k) Mental health and substance abuse services,  including  community-
 based options, age appropriate service delivery; and
   (l)  Any  other  topics  that  the  interagency council determines are
 important to include.
   3. The plan required pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall
 include a prospective five-year plan. The plan shall be provided to  the
 governor,  the  speaker  of the assembly, and the temporary president of
 the senate. The plan shall be completed by January 1 next succeeding the
 effective date of this section and every five years thereafter.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.