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Assembly Bill A9418A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program

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2025-A9418 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8635
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-l, Soc Serv L; amd §3614, Pub Health L

2025-A9418 - Summary

Establishes a special needs assisted living demonstration program to authorize up to three assisted living programs throughout the state to serve individuals with special needs, including, but not limited to, individuals with dementia or cognitive impairments.

2025-A9418 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9418
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law and the public health law, in
   relation to a special needs assisted living demonstration program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 461-l of the social services law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
   (O) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (M) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSION-
 ER SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
 TO AUTHORIZE UP TO THREE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT  THE  STATE
 TO  SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS.  EACH  PARTICIPATING
 ASSISTED  LIVING  PROGRAM  SHALL SUBMIT INFORMATION AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER TO ANALYZE THE FEASIBILITY, EFFICIENCY  AND  THE  POTENTIAL
 FOR  COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE TO THE POPULATION UNDER
 THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. NO LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
 GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY ANALYZING THE COST AND EFFICIENCY OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED
 LIVING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
   § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 3614 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADJUST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RATES OF PAYMENT
 FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ASSISTED LIVING  PROGRAMS  PARTICIPATING  IN  A
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE-L OF THE SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW  TO  SERVE
 INDIVIDUALS  WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIVID-
 UALS WITH DEMENTIA OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS. SUCH RATES SHALL BE  SUFFI-
 CIENT  TO  COVER THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES, STAFFING LEVELS,
 STAFF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14024-01-5

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2025-A9418A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8635
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-l, Soc Serv L; amd §3614, Pub Health L

2025-A9418A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a special needs assisted living demonstration program to authorize up to three assisted living programs throughout the state to serve individuals with special needs, including, but not limited to, individuals with dementia or cognitive impairments.

2025-A9418A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9418--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, BRONSON, SANTABARBARA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public  health  law,  in
   relation to a special needs assisted living demonstration program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 461-l of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
   (O)  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPHS  (M)  AND (N) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AS
 WELL AS ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED LIVING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO
 AUTHORIZE  UP  TO THREE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO
 SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 INDIVIDUALS  WITH DEMENTIA OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS.  EACH PARTICIPATING
 ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT INFORMATION AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  TO  ANALYZE  THE FEASIBILITY, EFFICIENCY AND THE POTENTIAL
 FOR COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE TO THE POPULATION  UNDER
 THE  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM. NO LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A  REPORT  TO  THE
 GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY ANALYZING THE COST AND EFFICIENCY OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTED
 LIVING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
   § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 3614 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADJUST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RATES OF  PAYMENT
 FOR  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING IN A
 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION THREE  OF
 SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTY-ONE-L  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW TO SERVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14024-04-6

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