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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the transporta-
  tion of eligible persons residing in a rural area

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

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 365-h of
the social services law is designated paragraph (a) and a new  paragraph
(b) is added to read as follows:
  (B)  WHERE  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH ELECTS TO ASSUME SUCH RESPONSI-
BILITY FROM A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT,  AND  AFTER  ANY  REQUIRED
FEDERAL  APPROVAL,  AUTHORIZED  TRANSPORTATION  FOR  AN ELIGIBLE PERSON,
WHOSE ORIGINATING LOCATION EXISTS WITHIN A COUNTY  DEFINED  AS  A  RURAL
AREA PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF
THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW, SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO AN EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTA-
TION SYSTEM, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTEEN-B OF  THE
TRANSPORTATION  LAW,  IF  THAT SYSTEM PROVIDES AN APPROPRIATE, AVAILABLE
AND LEAST EXPENSIVE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision
4  of  section  365-h of the social services law, made by section one of
this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal  of  such  section,
and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11929-05-6