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Assembly Bill A8604

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to identification and screening for deficiencies in executive functioning

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2017-A8604 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §152-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4193

2017-A8604 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to develop a program and training for the identification and screening for deficiencies in executive functioning.

2017-A8604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8604
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to identification
   and screening for deficiencies in executive functioning
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 152-c to read as follows:
   § 152-C. SCREENING FOR DEFICIENCIES IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING. 1.   THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ANY OTHER  APPRO-
 PRIATE  STATE  AGENCY  WHICH THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL, BY
 JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  DEVELOP  A  PROGRAM  TO  TRAIN
 MEDICAL  PROFESSIONALS,  SOCIAL  SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICES
 EMPLOYEES TO IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING. THE  OFFICE
 SHALL ALSO ESTABLISH A FACILITY OR FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID-
 ING  SCREENING  OF  INDIVIDUALS  FOR  SUCH DEFICIENCIES PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION. SUCH SCREENING PROGRAM AND FACILITIES  SHALL  BE  DEVELOPED  IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH  EXPERTS  IN  THE  STUDY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND
 SHALL UTILIZE RATING SCALES DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE RANGE  OF  DEFICITS
 IN CLINIC-REFERRED OR HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR EXECUTIVE FUNCTION-
 ING.
   2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING"
 SHALL MEAN THE USE OF SELF-DIRECTED ACTIONS,  INCLUDING  SELF-AWARENESS,
 SELF-MONITORING,  INHIBITION,  NON-VERBAL WORKING MEMORY, VERBAL WORKING
 MEMORY, PLANNING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING, TO CHOOSE GOALS TO SELECT,  ENACT
 AND  SUSTAIN ACTIONS ACROSS TIME TOWARD THOSE GOALS FOR THE MAXIMIZATION
 OF ONE'S LONG-TERM WELFARE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13204-01-7

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