Senate Bill S3137

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires an independent firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Disabilities Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S3137 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9869
Current Committee:
Senate Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8759

2023-S3137 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to work with an independent firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services.

2023-S3137 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3137 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3137
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring  the  commissioner  of  the  office  for
   people  with  developmental  disabilities  to work with an independent
   firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the number of  New  York
   state  residents  in  need  of  disability services and the office for
   people  with  developmental  disabilities'  eligibility  criteria  and
   determinations  following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed profes-
   sional and distribution of services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1. The commissioner of the office for people with develop-
 mental disabilities shall work with an independent firm  to  allow  such
 firm  to  conduct  a comprehensive study analyzing the office for people
 with developmental disabilities, the number of New York state  residents
 in  need of disability services and the effectiveness of using the adap-
 tive behavior assessment system to determine  eligibility  for  services
 and  submit a report to the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader
 of the assembly, the temporary president of  the  senate,  the  minority
 leader  of  the  senate and the governor's office of employee relations,
 and make publicly available on the office's website no  later  than  one
 year after the effective date of this section.
   2. (a) Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
   (i)  the number of persons with a developmental disability in New York
 state who qualified for services through  the  office  for  people  with
 developmental disabilities within the last five years;
   (ii)  the  number  of persons with a developmental disability who have
 applied for services and were deemed ineligible through the  office  for
 people with developmental disabilities within the last five years;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05267-01-3
 S. 3137                             2
 
              

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