Assembly Actions -
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S7716
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the office of the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsman program for the purpose of assisting individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to ensure that they receive coverage from managed care organizations that is appropriate in meeting their individual service needs.
2019-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7716 SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment of the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsman program PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure access to care for individuals with an intellectual and/or developmental disability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would establish the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsman program. The Ombudsman's duties would include iden- tifying, investigating, referring and resolving complaints that are made be, or on behalf of, consumers relative to coverage under a managed care organization and access to initial and continuing intellectual and
2019-S7716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7716 I N S E N A T E February 11, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment of the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsman program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 33.29 to read as follows: § 33.29 INDEPENDENT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. (A) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT INTEL- LECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM THAT WILL BE OPERATED OR SELECTED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISA- BILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE COVERAGE FROM MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT IS APPROPRIATE IN MEETING THEIR INDIVID- UAL SERVICE NEEDS. (B) SUCH OMBUDSMAN WILL IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, REFER AND RESOLVE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE MADE BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, CONSUMERS RELATIVE TO COVERAGE UNDER A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION AND ACCESS TO INITIAL AND CONTINUING INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; AND ACCEPT, INVESTIGATE, REFER AND HELP TO RESOLVE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS OR BY PROVIDERS RELATIVE TO NETWORK ADEQUACY FOR ACCESS TO INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. (C) NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS ONE HUNDRED TWELVE AND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW, OR ANY OTHER INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, MAY BE ALLOCATED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SUBJECT TO THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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