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Assembly Bill A3234

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes residents of residences for adults shall be entitled to a monthly personal allowance

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2009-A3234 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง209, Soc Serv L

2009-A3234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes residents of residences for adults shall be entitled to a monthly personal allowance out of a program of additional state payments.

2009-A3234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3234

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CHRISTENSEN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  an  additional
  monthly personal allowance for residents of residences for adults

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section  209  of
the  social services law, paragraph (d) as amended by section 47 of part
C and paragraph (e) as amended by section 48 of part C of chapter 58  of
the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
  (d)  "Receiving  residential care" shall mean residing in a [residence
for adults or a] privately  operated  community  residence,  residential
substance  abuse treatment program or community residential facility for
alcoholism, certified by the appropriate office  of  the  department  of
mental hygiene; or a residential care center for adults certified by the
office  of  mental  health,  in accordance with applicable law and regu-
lations. For the purpose of this paragraph, a person receiving  care  in
an  intermediate care facility, certified by the department of health or
by the appropriate office  of  the  department  of  mental  hygiene,  or
receiving  respite services shall not be deemed to be receiving residen-
tial care.
  (e) "Receiving enhanced residential care" shall  mean  residing  in  a
privately  operated school for the mentally retarded and developmentally
disabled which is certified by the  office  of  mental  retardation  and
developmental  disabilities  of  the  department  of  mental hygiene, in
accordance with applicable provisions of law and regulations or an adult
home, OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS or enriched housing program  certified  by
the  department  of  health in accordance with applicable law, rules and
regulations to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05513-01-9

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