Assembly Bill A4195

                             
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                                   4195
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to  establishing  a  dementia
   and Alzheimer's disease program database
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  226  to
 read as follows:
   §  226.  DEMENTIA  AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROGRAM DATABASE. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS:
   (A) "ELDERLY PERSONS" SHALL MEAN INDIVIDUALS AGED SIXTY YEARS  OF  AGE
 OR OLDER.
   (B)  "PROGRAMS"  SHALL  MEAN PROGRAMS, METHODOLOGIES, OR SERVICES THAT
 ARE PROVIDED BY A PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT, OR FOR-PROFIT AGENCY
 TO ELDERLY PERSONS IN THEIR HOME OR IN A COMMUNITY SETTING.
   2. THE OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  SHALL
 DEVELOP  AND  MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE
 SUCCESSFUL IN SUPPORTING AND TREATING  ELDERLY  PERSONS  SUFFERING  FROM
 DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
   (A)  THE  DIRECTOR,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
 SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA TO DETERMINE IF A  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED
 SUCCESSFUL AND BE INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE.
   (B)  THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, MAY
 CONSULT WITH PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT, AND  FOR-PROFIT  AGENCIES
 TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS ARE CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL.
   3.  THE DATABASE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
 ABLE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION  FROM  THE  DATABASE  THAT
 SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  THE  PERSON OR ENTITY THROUGH WHOM THE
 PROGRAM IS PROVIDED;
   (B) THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM, WHERE APPLICABLE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (C) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM; AND
   (D) THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED OR OFFERED.
   4.  THE  DATABASE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE UPDATED BY
 THE OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AT LEAST  ONCE
 ANNUALLY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment  and/or  repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.