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Assembly Bill A2723A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to paratransit services

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2023-A2723 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9476
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10772
2019-2020: A8757, S8661
2021-2022: A3710, S5095
2025-2026: A7766, S356

2023-A2723 - Summary

Relates to paratransit services; directs that an applicant for recertification submit correspondence from a licensed physician in lieu of an in-person assessment.

2023-A2723 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2723
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  paratransit
   services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
   15-A.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL
 APPLYING OR RECERTIFYING FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE, MAY,  IN  LIEU  OF  AN
 IN-PERSON  ASSESSMENT,  SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE FROM A LICENSED PHYSICIAN,
 DATED WITHIN THE PRECEDING  THIRTY  DAYS,  INDICATING  THAT  PARATRANSIT
 SERVICE IS NECESSARY FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL.
   (B) THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE
 FORM  AND CONTENT OF THE LICENSED PHYSICIAN'S CORRESPONDENCE PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07426-01-3

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2023-A2723A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9476
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10772
2019-2020: A8757, S8661
2021-2022: A3710, S5095
2025-2026: A7766, S356

2023-A2723A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to paratransit services; directs that an applicant for recertification submit correspondence from a licensed physician in lieu of an in-person assessment.

2023-A2723A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2723--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and  Commissions  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to paratransit
   services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
   15-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW,  AN  INDIVIDUAL
 RECERTIFYING  FOR  PARATRANSIT  SERVICE,  SHALL, IN LIEU OF AN IN-PERSON
 ASSESSMENT, SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE FROM A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, DATED WITH-
 IN THE PRECEDING THIRTY DAYS, INDICATING  THAT  PARATRANSIT  SERVICE  IS
 NECESSARY FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL.
   (B) THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE
 FORM  AND CONTENT OF THE LICENSED PHYSICIAN'S CORRESPONDENCE PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07426-02-3

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