Assembly Bill A6630

                             
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                                   6630
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to expanded in-home  services
   for the elderly; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "expanded
 in-home services funding act".
   § 2. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 214-a to read as
 follows:
   §  214-A.    SERVICE  DELIVERY INNOVATION PILOT PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR
 AND ADMINISTER A FIVE-YEAR SERVICE DELIVERY INNOVATION PILOT PROGRAM  TO
 DEVELOP  INNOVATIVE  DELIVERY MODELS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TELE-
 HEALTH SERVICES, VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, AND  COMMUNITY-BASED
 RESPITE CARE.
   2.  SUCH  APPROPRIATIONS  SHALL  BE USED SPECIFICALLY TO ELIMINATE THE
 CURRENT WAITLIST FOR EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY,  INCLUD-
 ING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO MEAL DELIVERY, HOUSEKEEPING, PERSONAL CARE, AND
 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. SUCH  APPROPRIATIONS  SHALL  ALSO  BE  USED  TO
 ENSURE  THAT COUNTIES IN THE STATE HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO MEET GROW-
 ING DEMAND FOR EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.  A  DESIGNATED
 PERCENTAGE,  TO  BE  DETERMINED  BY THE DIRECTOR, OF SUCH APPROPRIATIONS
 SHALL BE USED IN RURAL COUNTIES IN THE STATE  EXPERIENCING  THE  HIGHEST
 NEED FOR EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.
   3.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND
 IMPACT REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,
 AND  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR THE DURATION OF
 THE  SERVICE  DELIVERY  INNOVATION  PILOT  PROGRAM.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (A)  THE  USE  OF  FUNDING APPROPRIATED FOR THE SERVICE DELIVERY INNO-
 VATION PILOT PROGRAM;
   (B) WAITLIST REDUCTIONS FOR EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEAL DELIVERY, HOUSEKEEPING, PERSONAL CARE,
 AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; AND
   (C) OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS IN CAREGIVER AND SENIOR WELL-BEING, AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE DIRECTOR.
   §  3.  The  sum of forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000), or so much
 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to  the  office  for
 the aging out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
 the  credit of the service delivery innovation pilot program, not other-
 wise appropriated, and made immediately available, for  the  purpose  of
 carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
 the  audit  and  warrant  of  the  comptroller  on vouchers certified or
 approved by the director of the office  for  the  aging  in  the  manner
 prescribed by law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.