assembly Bill A1683

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility

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Mar 09, 2023 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 17, 2023 referred to mental health

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A1683 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9532
2019-2020: A5083
2021-2022: A834

A1683 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility under the control of the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

A1683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1683
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE,  VANEL,  WALSH -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to safeguarding cash
   accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (f) of section 16.11 of the mental hygiene law
 is relettered subdivision (g) and a new subdivision (f) is added to read
 as follows:
   (F) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP  A  UNIFORM  STATEWIDE  POLICY  FOR
 CONDUCTING  AUDITS  FOR  RESIDENTS  OF  ARTICLE  SIXTEEN  FACILITIES FOR
 PERSONAL ALLOWANCE AND  CASH  ACCOUNTS.  THE  DEVELOPED  POLICIES  SHALL
 INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1) THE FREQUENCY OF THE AUDITS, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THE
 AUDITS, AND HOW THE AUDITS SHALL BE CONDUCTED;
   (2) TRAINING OF APPROPRIATE STAFF ON CONDUCTING AN AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT OF A RESIDENT'S
 PERSONAL ALLOWANCE OR A CASH ACCOUNT;
   (3) THE PURCHASE AND APPROPRIATE USE OF GIFT CARDS BY OR ON BEHALF  OF
 RESIDENTS,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS BY
 STAFF, IN RELATION TO INCLUDING GIFT  CARDS  IN  A  RESIDENT'S  PERSONAL
 EXPENDITURE  PLAN  AND  NOTIFICATION  TO  SUPERVISORS OF THE PURCHASE OR
 DELIVERY OF A GIFT CARD TO A RESIDENT; AND
   (4) TYPE OF PURCHASES WHICH REQUIRE RECEIPTS OR DOCUMENTATION  BY  THE
 APPROPRIATE  STAFF  AS WELL AS WHAT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION ARE APPROPRI-
 ATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02809-01-3