Senate Bill S5116

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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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7231 - Signed by Governor

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

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2013-S5116 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7231
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง209, Eld L

2013-S5116 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-S5116 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5116 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5116

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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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