Senate Bill S7779

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8799 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S7779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8799
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §209 sub 1 ¶(i), §215 sub 1 ¶(f), §217 sub 1 ¶(f), amd §§209, 202, 215, 217 & 219, Eld L (as proposed in S.1560 & A.1994)

2021-S7779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons.

2021-S7779 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7779
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in  relation  to  incorporating  identity
   theft  into  the  definition  of  elder  abuse for purposes of support
   services and  programs  for  elder  persons;  and  to  repeal  certain
   provisions of the elder law relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 209 of the  elder
 law,  as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the elder law,
 the executive law and the administrative code of the city  of  New  York
 relating  to  incorporating  identity theft into the definition of elder
 abuse for purposes of support services and programs for  elder  persons,
 as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.  1560  and A. 1994, is
 REPEALED.
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 209 of the  elder  law,
 as  amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) "Eligible services" shall mean the following services provided  by
 a  classic  or  neighborhood NORC program, or in coordination with other
 entities, including, but not limited to: person centered planning,  case
 assistance,  care  coordination, information and assistance, application
 and benefit assistance, health care management and assistance, volunteer
 services, health promotion  and  linkages  to  prevention  services  and
 screenings,  linkages to in-home services, health indicators/performance
 improvement, housekeeping/chore,  personal  care,  counseling,  shopping
 and/or  meal  preparation  assistance,  escort,  telephone  reassurance,
 transportation, friendly visiting, support  groups,  personal  emergency
 response  systems  (PERS),  meals,  recreation,  bill paying assistance,
 education regarding the signs of elder abuse or exploitation and  avail-
 able  resources for a senior who is a suspected victim of elder abuse or
 exploitation, OR IDENTITY THEFT, chemical [dependance] DEPENDENCE  coun-
 seling  provided  by credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counse-
 lors as defined in paragraph three of subdivision (d) of  section  19.07
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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