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Assembly Bill A4195A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program

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2025-A4195 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S118
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §203, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S887

2025-A4195 - Summary

Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program.

2025-A4195 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4195
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00235-01-5

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2025-A4195A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S118
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §203, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S887

2025-A4195A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program.

2025-A4195A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4195--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT, BURDICK, HEVESI, GRIFFIN,
   ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  elder  law, in relation to the dissemination of
   information pertaining to  Alzheimer's  disease  and  other  forms  of
   dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 203 of the elder law, as added  by
 section  18  of  part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
 read as follows:
   8. The director, in consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  health,
 shall  establish  a  program to be known as the NY Connects: Choices for
 Long Term Care. The purpose of this initiative is to provide consistent,
 comprehensive, locally-based information and  assistance  on  long  term
 care  services  to  consumers, caregivers and families to help them make
 educated choices. This program shall  provide  individuals,  caregivers,
 and  families  with  objective  information  and  assistance about home,
 community-based and institutional long  term  care  services,  INCLUDING
 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
 OR  OTHER  FORMS OF DEMENTIA. NY Connects [will] SHALL be available on a
 voluntary basis to consumers, caregivers and their families. There shall
 be an on-going education and outreach campaign  to  educate  the  public
 about  long term care services AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS
 SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA  available
 in  their  community and to assist consumers in preparing for their long
 term care needs.
   § 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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