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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A438
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A438 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A438 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to participate in a universal assessment demonstration program funded pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2011; targets those as potentially in need of respite, home delivered meals, and in-home services provided by the aging network and licensed home and community services and nursing home level of care.
2013-A438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 438 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to authorizing certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to partic- ipate in a uniform assessment demonstration program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 203 of the elder law is amended by adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 11. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL ESTABLISH A UNIFORM ASSESSMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FUNDED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN. THE DIRECTOR SHALL SELECT ONE OR MORE COUNTY OPER- ATED NY CONNECTS: CHOICES FOR LONG TERM CARE PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR. THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL ASSESS WHETHER THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT TOOL IS EFFECTIVE IN DETER- MINING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF LONG TERM CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF NON-MEDICAL HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE, OR ANY OTHER PROGRAMS AS DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR. FUNDING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE APPROPRIATION MADE FOR SERVICES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING GRANTS, OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, FROM THE GENERAL FUND-LOCAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT TO THE OFFICE OF LONG TERM CARE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND SHALL BE SUB-ALLOCATED BY THE DEPART- MENT OF HEALTH TO THE OFFICE TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEMON- STRATION PROGRAM. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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