Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to disabilities |
May 12, 2021 |
print number 5485a |
May 12, 2021 |
amend and recommit to disabilities |
Mar 08, 2021 |
referred to disabilities |
Senate Bill S5485A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee 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
Bill Amendments
2021-S5485 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6549
- Current Committee:
- Senate Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2559-c, Pub Health L
2021-S5485 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5485 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to blanket service limits in the early intervention program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit blanket service limits in the Early Intervention Program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new Public Health Law section 2559-C to add a prohi- bition on blanket service limits, including limits on the length, dura- tion, frequency, intensity, method of delivery, group size, or staff ratios of services in the Early Intervention Program. Section 2 is the immediate effective date.
2021-S5485 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5485 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to blanket service limits in the early intervention program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2559-c to read as follows: § 2559-C. BLANKET SERVICE LIMITS PROHIBITED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT IMPOSE PREDETERMINED LIMITATIONS, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON THE LENGTH, DURATION, FREQUENCY, INTENSITY, METHOD OF DELIVERY, GROUP SIZE, OR STAFF RATIOS, ON ALLOWABLE SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE. THE COMMISSION- ER SHALL NOT IMPOSE PROGRAM-WIDE SERVICE LIMITATIONS THAT RESTRICT THE ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICES PLAN TEAM TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES MOST APPROPRIATE FOR EACH CHILD AND FAMILY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10083-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) 20th Senate District
2021-S5485A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6549
- Current Committee:
- Senate Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2559-c, Pub Health L
2021-S5485A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5485A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to blanket service limits in the early intervention program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit blanket service limits in the Early Intervention Program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new Public Health Law section 2559-C to add a prohi- bition on blanket service limits, including limits on the length, dura- tion, frequency, intensity, method of delivery, group size, or staff ratios of services in the Early Intervention Program. Section 2 is the immediate effective date.
2021-S5485A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5485--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to blanket service limits in the early intervention program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2559-c to read as follows: § 2559-C. BLANKET SERVICE LIMITS PROHIBITED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT IMPOSE PREDETERMINED LIMITATIONS, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON THE LENGTH, DURATION, FREQUENCY, INTENSITY, METHOD OF DELIVERY, GROUP SIZE, OR STAFF RATIOS, ON AUTHORIZED SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE. THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL NOT IMPOSE PROGRAM-WIDE SERVICE LIMITATIONS THAT RESTRICT THE ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICES PLAN TEAM TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES MOST APPROPRIATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD AND FAMILY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10083-03-1
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