Assembly Bill A5364

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program

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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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2021-A5364 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S4998
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene

2021-A5364 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program, to utilize the state workforce to provide community based care to individuals with developmental disabilities.

2021-A5364 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5364
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on People with Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to require the office for people with developmental  disabilities
   to  establish  the  care  demonstration program; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) The commissioner of the office for people with develop-
 mental  disabilities  shall establish the care demonstration program, to
 utilize the state workforce to provide community based care to  individ-
 uals with developmental disabilities.
   (b)  The  services  provided  by  such  care demonstration program may
 include, but shall not be limited to:
   (i) community habilitation;
   (ii) in-home respite;
   (iii) pathways to employment;
   (iv) supported employment (SEMP); and
   (v) community prevocational services.
   § 2. The commissioner of the  office  for  people  with  developmental
 disabilities  shall  promulgate  all  rules and regulations necessary to
 implement the provisions of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed March 31, 2024.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03733-01-1

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