Establishes the adult care facility voucher demonstration program for persons with dementia, Alzheimer's diagnosis, or other cognitive impairments to provide a sliding-scale subsidy for adult care facility residents who are at risk of losing nursing home care due to depleted resources and to individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid or supplemental security income, but in need of adult day care services.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 20, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Aging
AN ACT establishing the adult care facility voucher demonstration
program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
tion thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the depart-
ment of health shall establish and implement, the adult care facility
voucher demonstration program for persons with dementia, Alzheimer's
diagnosis, or other cognitive impairments.
2. In at least three counties, representing urban, suburban and rural
settings, such program shall provide a sliding-scale subsidy for adult
care facility residents who are at risk of losing nursing home care due
to depleted resources and to individuals who are not eligible for Medi-
caid or supplemental security income, but in need of adult day care
services.
3. Such program shall examine whether such subsidy pursuant to subdi-
vision two of this section can reduce or delay the need for nursing home
care by assisting seniors to remain living within their community or in
their assisted living residence or adult care facility while generating
a Medicaid savings.
4. An assessment of the possible creation of a similar demonstration
for individuals who are at risk for Medicaid-funding nursing home place-
ment, but would benefit from partially subsidized adult day care
services.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed three years after the effective date of this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14533-01-6
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