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Assembly Bill A3853

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the allocation of federal monies received by local long term care ombudsman programs for work performed as a patient care ombudsman

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2015-A3853 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง218, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4780
2011-2012: A4606
2013-2014: A5643

2015-A3853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the allocation of federal monies received by local long term care ombudsman programs for work performed as a patient care ombudsman.

2015-A3853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3853

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to federal remuneration enti-
  tled to be received by a local long term care ombudsman program  as  a
  result of work performed as a patient care ombudsman under 11 USC S333

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

  Section 1. Section 218 of the elder law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  12.  FEDERAL  REMUNERATION.  ANY  AND  ALL REMUNERATION ENTITLED TO BE
RECEIVED BY A LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM FOR WORK  PERFORMED
AS A PATIENT CARE OMBUDSMAN UNDER 11 USC S 333 SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY
FOR  SUPPLEMENTING  AND/OR  EXPANDING THE LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF SUCH FUNDS SHALL
BE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING TO FUND  ACTIVITIES  OF
THE  OFFICE  OF THE STATE OMBUDSMAN THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
LIMITED TO, ENHANCED TRAINING OF LOCAL LONG TERM CARE  OMBUDSMAN  VOLUN-
TEERS AND VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. ANY REMUNERATION ENTITLED TO BE
RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE USED FOR THE LOCAL
OFFICE FOR THE AGING, OTHER THAN FOR ITS LOCAL LONG TERM CARE  OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM, THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND, THE PARENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE NOT SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
THE BUDGET OF A LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AND THE OFFICE OF
THE  STATE  LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN SHALL NOT BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF
ANY REMUNERATION ENTITLED TO BE RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06649-01-5

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