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                                   2847
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to establish an interagency council for the  purpose  of  coordi-
   nated planning on issues related to older adults
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Aging in New York: State Plan on Aging. 1. There is  hereby
 created  an  interagency council for the purpose of coordinated planning
 on issues related  to  older  adults.  This  interagency  council  shall
 include  the  state  office for the aging, the department of health, the
 office of mental health, the office of alcoholism  and  substance  abuse
 services,  the office of temporary and disability assistance, the office
 for persons with developmental disabilities, the division of housing and
 community renewal, the department of labor, the department of  financial
 services,  the  department of transportation, and the office of children
 and family services.
   2. The interagency council shall develop a state plan  on  aging  that
 plans  for  the  current  and  future needs of older adults. Such report
 shall assess current programs and  services  across  multiple  agencies,
 additional  need,  both current and projected, and encourage interagency
 cooperation for planning and improving outcomes. Such plan  shall  focus
 on several areas including, but not limited to:
   (a) NYConnects and the No Wrong Door approach;
   (b) Long term care, including funding, options, and insurance;
   (c)  Health  services,  including  pharmaceutical coverage, assistance
 with activities of daily living, disease  management,  and  coordination
 among medical professionals;
   (d) Transportation;
   (e)  Community-based  services, including adult day services, personal
 care, friendly visiting;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (f) Workforce issues, including older adults working longer,  support-
 ing caregivers in the workforce;
   (g)  Kincare,  including  older  adults providing care for young rela-
 tives;
   (h) Nutrition, including access to healthy food, meal delivery;
   (i) Housing, including support for older adult  renters,  home  repair
 and  weatherization,  access to supportive housing, access to accessible
 housing, zoning and planning, and naturally occurring retirement  commu-
 nities;
   (j) Elder abuse;
   (k)  Mental  health and substance abuse services, including community-
 based options, age appropriate service delivery; and
   (l) Any other topics  that  the  interagency  council  determines  are
 important to include.
   3. The plan required pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall
 include  a prospective five-year plan. The plan shall be provided to the
 governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the  temporary  president  of
 the senate. The plan shall be completed by January 1 next succeeding the
 effective date of this section and every five years thereafter.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.