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Senate Bill S118

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-S118 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §226, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S887

2025-S118 - 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-S118 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S118 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    118
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CLEARE, ASHBY, BORRELLO, JACKSON, ROLISON, WEBB --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee 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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00235-01-5

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2025-S118A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §226, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S887

2025-S118A (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-S118A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S118A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  118--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CLEARE, ASHBY, BORRELLO, JACKSON, OBERACKER, ROLI-
   SON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Aging in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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