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Assembly Bill A9942A

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-A9942 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7345
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §473, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3430, S5711

2011-A9942 - 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-A9942 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9942

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 26, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

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-A9942A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7345
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §473, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3430, S5711

2011-A9942A (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-A9942A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9942--A
                                                        Cal. No. 606

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 26, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BRINDISI, MILLMAN, BROOK-KRASNY, RAIA, BOYLAND,
  ABBATE, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  GRAF,  LUPARDO,
  McENENY, SIMANOWITZ, TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Children  and Families -- advanced to a third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

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.
                                                           LBD15347-03-2

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