Assembly Bill A7200

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to oversight of developmental disability care organizations and coordinate services

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  • 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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2015-A7200 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3638
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4403 & 4403-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S7400

2015-A7200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to oversight of developmental disability care organizations and coordinate services.

2015-A7200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7200

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to services for indi-
  viduals with developmental disabilities

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

  Section  1.  Paragraphs (a) and (a-1) of subdivision 8 of section 4403
of the public health law, as added by section 74 of part A of chapter 56
of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) Such organization must have the ability to provide  or  coordinate
services for persons with developmental disabilities, as demonstrated by
criteria  to  be  determined by the commissioner and the commissioner of
the office for people with  developmental  disabilities.  Such  criteria
shall  include,  but not be limited to, adequate experience providing or
coordinating services for persons with developmental disabilities[.];
  (a-1) If the commissioner and  the  commissioner  of  the  office  for
people  with developmental disabilities determine that such organization
lacks the experience required in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,  the
organization  shall  have  an  affiliation arrangement with an entity or
entities THAT ARE NON-PROFIT with experience serving persons with devel-
opmental disabilities, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDENTIAL,  DAY,
AND  EMPLOYMENT SERVICES such that the affiliated entity will coordinate
and plan services operated, certified, funded, authorized or approved by
the office for people with developmental disabilities  or  will  oversee
and approve such coordination and planning;
  S 2. Paragraph (a-1) of subdivision 12 of section 4403-f of the public
health  law,  as added by section 76 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws
of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  (a-1) If the commissioner and  the  commissioner  of  the  office  for
people  with  developmental  disabilities determine that such plan lacks
the experience required in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,  the  plan

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04994-03-5

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