NY State Senate Bill S8326

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Jun 01, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1834 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 09, 2022	print number 8326a
May 09, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to finance
Mar 14, 2022	reported and committed to finance
Feb 14, 2022	referred to disabilities

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S8326 - Details

Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §33.28, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S3108

S8326 - Summary

Establishes the independent developmental disability ombudsman program for the purpose of assisting individuals with developmental disabilities to ensure their access to services and preservation of their rights.

S8326 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8326

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsman program

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to create the independent intellectual and
developmental disability ombudsman program.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill adds a new section to the Mental Hygiene Law to
create the independent intellectual and developmental disabilities
ombudsman program.

- Subdivision (a) establishes the program and indicates it will be
selected by the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
(OPWDD). It also specifies it is intended to assist people with intel-

lectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to ensure their access to
services and preserve their rights.

-Subdivision (b) sets out the duties of the program, including but not
limited to:

*Establishing a service delivery structure based in New York state that
includes a toll-free telephone hotline, an interactive website, and
availability of in-person, telephone and email access to Ombudsman
program staff or volunteers;

*Identifying, investigating, referring and resolving complaints made by,
or on behalf of, individuals relative to their access to services
provided by OPWDD or the care coordination provided by their Care Coor-
dination Organization (CCO) or services provided by other providers;

*Providing assistance navigating and completing processes, such as
paperwork and documentation to access services, and/or anyone seeking
assistance on their behalf;

*Assisting individuals in filing and preparing appeals, and representing
individuals in appeals and hearings, concerning adverse benefit determi-
nations;

*Collecting, tracking, and quantifying problems and inquires encountered
by individuals; and

*Educating individuals on their rights and responsibilities with respect
to access to services.

-Subdivision (c) requires that notice and materials provided to individ-
uals by OPWDD, CCO, and other providers of services to include the name,
phone number, and web address of the program.

-Subdivision (d) stipulates that:


*The funds for the program shall be distributed through a procurement
process conducted by OPWDD;

*Only domestic, not-for-profit corporations are eligible to submit
proposals for this procurement;

*Entities that currently receive funding from OPWDD to provide services
to people with I/DD, or to operate CCO, or that bill the Medicaid
program for medical or healthcare services, shall be excluded from
consideration; and

*The OPWDD Commissioner will have discretion in the procurement process
and shall exercise a preference in favor of applicants who demonstrate
experience providing advocacy or assistance to people with intellectual
and developmental disabilities, experience operating a call center, and
experience tracking and reporting on case activities while protecting
individual confidentiality.

Section 2 of the bill states the effective date, which is 180 days after
it becomes law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), their
family members and their advocates need individual assistance navigating
the complex system of services and care coordination intended to provide
for their needs and choices.

According to anecdotal reports, the Care Coordination Organizations
(CCOs), in place since 2018 to provide essential services previously
provided by the Medicaid Service Coordination (MSC) program, do not
universally operate in ways that allow people and their advocates to
successfully navigate the care coordination system. CCOs are charged
with assessing individual needs and wishes, helping individuals execute
a Life Plan, and ensuring Life Plans are successfully implemented.

People with I/DD deserve an independent avenue for addressing their
concerns. CCOs have internal mechanisms for addressing individual
concerns. In addition, the state has a network of regional offices
administered by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
(OPWDD), one function of which is to address individual issues that
arise with the CCOs. Neither the CCOs nor the state regional offices
adequately address people's concerns and are not independent.

Such issues may include (but are not limited to) failure of a care coor-
dinator to be responsive to individuals in their case load, individual
dissatisfaction with how their Life Plan is being implemented, failure
of the CCO to provide adequate training of care coordinators, and more.

This program would:

-Provide individual assistance to people with I/DD, their family members
and advocates;

-Be available statewide;

-Advise and advocate on individual cases and concerns; and

-Provide accessible education on various aspects of state programs and
CCO services.

Some advocacy and assistance programs for people with I/DD do currently
exist, but they are earmarked for specific reasons for specific popu-
lations, and they are not readily available statewide.  Independent
individual assistance services of this type are already available to
people enrolled in Managed Long Term Care (MLTC), Health and Recovery
Plans (HARP), and the Fully-Integrated Duals Advantage program for
people with I/DD (FIDA-IDD).

People need assistance services whether their services are moved to
managed care or not, and there are some people who are enrolled in
managed care on a voluntary basis who would benefit from these services.
Should managed care be implemented, assistance services related to
managed care could be integrated into an already-existing assistance
program.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The estimated cost of creating this program is approximately $3 million.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
the 180th day after it shall have become law

S8326 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8326
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  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
 33.28 to read as follows:
 § 33.28 INDEPENDENT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY  OMBUDSMAN
           PROGRAM.
   (A) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES THE INDEPENDENT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISA-
 BILITY  OMBUDSMAN  PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH
 INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO ENSURE  THEIR  ACCESS  TO
 SERVICES AND PRESERVATION OF THEIR RIGHTS.
   (B) SUCH OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   1.  ESTABLISHING  A SERVICE DELIVERY STRUCTURE BASED IN NEW YORK STATE
 THAT INCLUDES A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE HOTLINE, AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, AND
 AVAILABILITY OF IN-PERSON,  TELEPHONE  AND  EMAIL  ACCESS  TO  OMBUDSMAN
 PROGRAM STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS;
   2. IDENTIFYING, INVESTIGATING, REFERRING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS MADE
 BY,  OR  ON  BEHALF OF, INDIVIDUALS RELATIVE TO THEIR ACCESS TO SERVICES
 PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THE
 CARE COORDINATION PROVIDED BY  HEALTH  HOMES  SERVING  INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 INTELLECTUAL  AND/OR  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY
 OTHER PROVIDERS;
   3. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR NAVIGATING AND COMPLETING PROCESSES,  SUCH
 AS  PAPERWORK  AND  DOCUMENTATION,  TO  ACCESS  SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
 OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR  THE  CARE  COORDI-
 NATION  PROVIDED  BY  HEALTH HOMES SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL
 AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO INDIVIDUALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY
 OTHER PROVIDERS, AND/OR ANYONE SEEKING ASSISTANCE ON THEIR BEHALF;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14557-01-2
 S. 8326                             2
 
   4. ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN FILING AND PREPARING APPEALS, AND  REPRES-
 ENTING  INDIVIDUALS  IN  APPEALS AND HEARINGS CONCERNING ADVERSE BENEFIT
 DETERMINATIONS REGARDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR  HEALTH  HOMES  SERVING  INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 INTELLECTUAL   AND/OR   DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  TO  INDIVIDUALS  OR
 SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER PROVIDERS;
   5.  COLLECTING,  TRACKING,  AND  QUANTIFYING  PROBLEMS  AND  INQUIRIES
 ENCOUNTERED BY INDIVIDUALS; AND
   6.  EDUCATING  INDIVIDUALS  ON  THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH
 RESPECT TO ACCESS TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE  OFFICE  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  AND  CARE  COORDINATION  PROVIDED BY HEALTH
 HOMES SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISA-
 BILITIES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER PROVIDERS.
   (C)  NOTICES  AND  MATERIALS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS BY THE OFFICE FOR
 PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDERS OF SERVICES,  AND  THE
 HEALTH  HOMES SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND WEBSITE ADDRESS OF
 THE INDEPENDENT  INTELLECTUAL  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY  OMBUDSMAN
 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIL-
 ITIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (D)  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 INDEPENDENT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILI-
 TY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM MAY BE ALLOCATED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE COMMISSION-
 ER  OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SUBJECT TO
 THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, BUT ONLY AFTER  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES HOLDS A
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS FOR THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  AN  INDEPENDENT
 INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. ONLY DOMES-
 TIC  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS
 FOR SUCH PROGRAM. ENTITIES  THAT  CURRENTLY  RECEIVE  FUNDING  FROM  THE
 OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
 PEOPLE  WITH  INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR TO OPERATE
 CARE COORDINATION ORGANIZATIONS, OR THAT BILL THE MEDICAID  PROGRAM  FOR
 MEDICAL  OR  HEALTHCARE  SERVICES, SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION.
 THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILI-
 TIES  SHALL  CONSIDER  ALL  COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED THROUGH SUCH
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS AND SHALL DETERMINE, BASED ON  HIS  OR  HER
 DISCRETION,  WHICH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IS MOST COMPETITIVE FOR THE ESTAB-
 LISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT  INTELLECTUAL  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY
 OMBUDSMAN  PROGRAM. IN THE EXERCISE OF SUCH DISCRETION, THE COMMISSIONER
 OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL  EXERCISE
 A PREFERENCE IN FAVOR OF APPLICANTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXPERIENCE PROVIDING
 ADVOCACY  OR  ASSISTANCE  TO  PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES, EXPERIENCE OPERATING A CALL CENTER, AND EXPERIENCE  TRACK-
 ING  AND REPORTING ON CASE ACTIVITIES WHILE PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL CONFI-
 DENTIALITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

Co-Sponsors

S8326A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §33.28, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S3108

S8326A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S8326A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8326A

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
independent developmental disability ombudsman program

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to create the independent developmental
disability ombudsman program.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill adds a new section to the Mental Hygiene Law to
create the independent developmental disabilities ombudsman program.

- Subdivision (a) establishes the program and indicates it will be
selected by the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
(OPWDD). It also specifies it is intended to assist people with develop-
mental disabilities (DD) to ensure their access to services and preserve

their rights.

- Subdivision (b) sets out the duties of the program, including but not
limited to:

* Establishing a service delivery structure based in New York state that
includes a toll-free telephone hotline, an interactive website, and
availability of in-person, telephone and email access to Ombudsman
program staff or volunteers;

* Identifying, investigating, referring and resolving complaints made
by, or on behalf of, individuals relative to their access to services
provided by OPWDD or the care coordination provided by their Care Coor-
dination Organization (CCO) or services provided by other providers;

*Providing assistance navigating and completing processes, such as
paperwork and documentation to access services, and/or anyone seeking
assistance on their behalf;

* Assisting individuals in filing and preparing appeals, and represent-
ing individuals in appeals and hearings, concerning adverse benefit
determinations;

*Collecting, tracking, and quantifying problems and inquires encountered
by individuals; and

*Educating individuals on their rights and responsibilities with respect
to access to services.

- Subdivision (c) requires that notice and materials provided to indi-
viduals by OPWDD, CCO, and other providers of services to include the
name, phone number, and web address of the program.

-Subdivision (d) stipulates that:

* The funds for the program shall be distributed through a procurement
process conducted by OPWDD;
*Only domestic, not-for-profit corporations are eligible to submit
proposals for this procurement;

*Entities that currently receive funding from OPWDD to provide services
to people with DD, or to operate CCO, or that bill the Medicaid program
for medical or healthcare services, shall be excluded from consider-
ation; and

* The OPWDD Commissioner will have discretion in the procurement process
and shall exercise a preference in favor of applicants who demonstrate
experience providing advocacy or assistance to people with intellectual
and developmental disabilities, experience operating a call center, and
experience tracking and reporting on case activities while protecting
individual confidentiality.

Section 2 of the bill states the effective date, which is 180 days after
it becomes law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

People with developmental disabilities (DD), their. family members and
their advocates need individual assistance navigating the complex system
of services and care coordination intended to provide for their needs
and choices.

According to anecdotal reports, the Care Coordination Organizations
(CCOs), in place since 2018 to provide essential services previously
provided by the Medicaid Service Coordination (MSC) program, do not
universally operate in ways that allow people and their advocates to
successfully navigate the care coordination system. CCOs are charged
with assessing individual needs and wishes, helping individuals execute
a Life Plan, and ensuring Life Plans are successfully implemented.

People with I/DD deserve an independent avenue for addressing their
concerns. CCOs have internal mechanisms for addressing individual
concerns. In addition, the state has a network of regional offices
administered by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
(OPWDD), one function of which is to address individual issues that
arise with the CCOs. Neither the CCOs nor the state regional offices
adequately address people's concerns and are not independent. Such
issues may include (but are not limited to) failure of a care coordina-
tor to be responsive to individuals in their case load, individual
dissatisfaction with how their Life Plan is being implemented, failure
of the CCO to provide adequate training of care coordinators, and more.

This program would:

- Provide individual assistance to people with DD, their family members
and advocates;

- Be available statewide;

- Advise and advocate on individual cases and concerns; and

- Provide accessible education on various aspects of state programs and
CCO services.


Some advocacy and assistance programs for people with DD do currently
exist, but they are earmarked for specific reasons for specific popu-
lations, and they are not readily available statewide.  Independent
individual assistance services of this type are already available to
people enrolled in Managed Long Term Care (M LTC), Health and Recovery
Plans (HARP), and the Fully-Integrated Duals Advantage program for
people with I/DD (FIDA-IDD).

People need assistance services whether their services are moved to
managed care or not, and there are some people who are enrolled in
managed care on a voluntary basis who would benefit from these services.
Should managed care be implemented, assistance services related to
managed care could be integrated into an already-existing assistance
program.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The estimated cost of creating this program is approximately $3 million.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
the 180th day after it shall have become law.

S8326A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8326--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MANNION, BROOKS, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Disabilities  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed
   to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the
   independent 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
 33.28 to read as follows:
 § 33.28 INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.
   (A) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY  OMBUDSMAN
 PROGRAM  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES TO ENSURE THEIR ACCESS  TO  SERVICES  AND  PRESERVATION  OF
 THEIR RIGHTS.
   (B) SUCH OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   1.  ESTABLISHING  A SERVICE DELIVERY STRUCTURE BASED IN NEW YORK STATE
 THAT INCLUDES A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE HOTLINE, AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, AND
 AVAILABILITY OF IN-PERSON,  TELEPHONE  AND  EMAIL  ACCESS  TO  OMBUDSMAN
 PROGRAM STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS;
   2. IDENTIFYING, INVESTIGATING, REFERRING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS MADE
 BY,  OR  ON  BEHALF OF, INDIVIDUALS RELATIVE TO THEIR ACCESS TO SERVICES
 PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THE
 CARE COORDINATION PROVIDED BY  HEALTH  HOMES  SERVING  INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER PROVIDERS;
   3.  PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR NAVIGATING AND COMPLETING PROCESSES, SUCH
 AS PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTATION,  TO  ACCESS  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  THE
 OFFICE  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THE CARE COORDI-
 NATION PROVIDED BY HEALTH HOMES SERVING INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES  TO  INDIVIDUALS  OR  SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER PROVIDERS,
 AND/OR ANYONE SEEKING ASSISTANCE ON THEIR BEHALF;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14557-03-2
 S. 8326--A                          2
 
   4. ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN FILING AND PREPARING APPEALS, AND  REPRES-
 ENTING  INDIVIDUALS  IN  APPEALS AND HEARINGS CONCERNING ADVERSE BENEFIT
 DETERMINATIONS REGARDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR  HEALTH  HOMES  SERVING  INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES TO INDIVIDUALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER
 PROVIDERS;
   5.  COLLECTING,  TRACKING,  AND  QUANTIFYING  PROBLEMS  AND  INQUIRIES
 ENCOUNTERED BY INDIVIDUALS; AND
   6.  EDUCATING  INDIVIDUALS  ON  THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH
 RESPECT TO ACCESS TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE  OFFICE  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH
 DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  AND  CARE  COORDINATION  PROVIDED BY HEALTH
 HOMES SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  OR  SERVICES
 PROVIDED BY OTHER PROVIDERS.
   (C)  NOTICES  AND  MATERIALS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS BY THE OFFICE FOR
 PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDERS OF SERVICES,  AND  THE
 HEALTH  HOMES  SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL
 INCLUDE THE NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND WEBSITE ADDRESS  OF  THE  INDEPENDENT
 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE FOR
 PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (D)  FUNDS  AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE
 ESTABLISHMENT  OF  AN  INDEPENDENT  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITY  OMBUDSMAN
 PROGRAM  MAY  BE  ALLOCATED  AND  DISTRIBUTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 OFFICE FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES,  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 APPROVAL  OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, BUT ONLY AFTER THE COMMISSIONER
 OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES HOLDS A REQUEST
 FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF  AN  INDEPENDENT  DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. ONLY DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
 RATIONS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR SUCH PROGRAM. ENTITIES
 THAT  CURRENTLY RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOP-
 MENTAL DISABILITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES  TO  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES,  OR  TO  OPERATE  CARE COORDINATION ORGANIZATIONS, OR THAT
 BILL THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE SERVICES,  SHALL  BE
 EXCLUDED  FROM  CONSIDERATION. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE
 WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL CONSIDER ALL COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS
 SUBMITTED THROUGH SUCH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS AND SHALL  DETERMINE
 WHICH  PROPOSAL  SUBMITTED  IS  APPROPRIATE  FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
 INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. IN  MAKING  SUCH
 DETERMINATION,  APPLICANTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXPERIENCE PROVIDING ADVOCACY
 OR ASSISTANCE TO  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES,  EXPERIENCE
 OPERATING  A  CALL  CENTER, OR EXPERIENCE TRACKING AND REPORTING ON CASE
 ACTIVITIES WHILE PROTECTING  INDIVIDUAL  CONFIDENTIALITY  SHALL  RECEIVE
 DEFERENCE FOR THE AWARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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