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Senate Bill S7345A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires adult protective services to consult with the local area agency on aging when the individual requiring services is sixty years of age or older

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2011-S7345 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9942
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §473, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5711, A3430

2011-S7345 - Summary

Requires adult protective services to consult with the local area agency on aging when the individual requiring services is sixty years of age or older.

2011-S7345 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7345 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7345

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  adult
  protective  services  to  consult  with the local area agency on aging
  when the individual requiring services is sixty-two years  of  age  or
  older

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 473 of the social
services law, as added by chapter 446 of  the  laws  of  1979  and  such
section  as renumbered by chapter 991 of the laws of 1981, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) (1) In that the effective  delivery  of  protective  services  for
adults  requires  a  network  of  professional  consultants and services
providers, local social services districts shall plan with other public,
private and voluntary agencies including  but  not  limited  to  health,
mental  health,  aging,  legal  and  law  enforcement  agencies, for the
purpose of assuring maximum local understanding, coordination and  coop-
erative action in the provision of appropriate services.
  (2)  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN THE
INDIVIDUAL TO BE SERVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS SIXTY-TWO  YEARS  OF
AGE  OR  OLDER,  THE  LOCAL  AREA  AGENCY ON AGING SHALL BE INFORMED AND
CONSULTED ON PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HELP SERVE THE  INDIVID-
UAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15347-02-2

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2011-S7345A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9942
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §473, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5711, A3430

2011-S7345A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires adult protective services to consult with the local area agency on aging when the individual requiring services is sixty years of age or older.

2011-S7345A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7345A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7345--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  VALESKY, DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- reported
  favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  adult
  protective  services  to  consult  with the local area agency on aging
  when the individual requiring services is sixty years of age or older

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 473 of the social
services  law,  as  added  by  chapter  446 of the laws of 1979 and such
section as renumbered by chapter 991 of the laws of 1981, is amended  to
read as follows:
  (a)  (1)  In  that  the  effective delivery of protective services for
adults requires a  network  of  professional  consultants  and  services
providers, local social services districts shall plan with other public,
private  and  voluntary  agencies  including  but not limited to health,
mental health, aging,  legal  and  law  enforcement  agencies,  for  the
purpose  of assuring maximum local understanding, coordination and coop-
erative action in the provision of appropriate services.
  (2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS  PARAGRAPH,  WHEN  THE
INDIVIDUAL  TO  BE SERVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER, THE LOCAL AREA AGENCY ON AGING, EXCEPT IN A CITY WITH A  POPU-
LATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,  SHALL  BE INFORMED AND CONSULTED ON
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HELP SERVE THE INDIVIDUAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15347-04-2

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