Assembly Bill A7231

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Amends the definition of eligible services to include education regarding elder abuse and exploitation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7231 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5116
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง209, Eld L

2013-A7231 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of eligible services to include education regarding elder abuse and exploitation.

2013-A7231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7231

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 8, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to amending the definition of
  eligible services to  include  education  regarding  elder  abuse  and
  exploitation

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 209 of the  elder
law,  as  amended  by  section 41 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) "Eligible services" shall mean services including, but not limited
to: case management, care coordination,  counseling,  health  assessment
and  monitoring,  transportation,  socialization  activities,  home care
facilitation and monitoring, EDUCATION  REGARDING  THE  SIGNS  OF  ELDER
ABUSE  AND  EXPLOITATION  AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR A  SENIOR WHO IS A
SUSPECTED VICTIM OF ELDER ABUSE  OR  EXPLOITATION,  and  other  services
designed  to  address  the  needs  of  residents  of naturally occurring
retirement  communities  by  helping  them  extend  their  independence,
improve  their quality of life, and avoid unnecessary hospital and nurs-
ing home stays.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09683-01-3

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