Senate Bill S5681

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of the care demonstration program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7399
Law Section:
Social Services

2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program to ensure continuity of care for people with developmental disabilities.

2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5681
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to require the office for people with developmental  disabilities
   to  establish the care demonstration program; to monitor and report on
   the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such
   law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) The commissioner of the office for people with develop-
 mental disabilities shall establish the care demonstration  program,  to
 utilize  the state workforce to provide community based care to individ-
 uals with developmental disabilities.
   (b) The services provided by these pilots shall include, but shall not
 be limited to:
   (i) community habilitation;
   (ii) in-home respite;
   (iii) pathways to employment;
   (iv) supported employment (SEMP); and
   (v) community prevocational services.
   § 2. The office for people with developmental disabilities shall moni-
 tor the quality and effectiveness of  the  demonstration  programs,  and
 shall  report  such  results to the governor, the temporary president of
 the senate, and the speaker of the assembly, no later than December  31,
 2020.
   § 3. The commissioner of the office for people with disabilities shall
 promulgate   all  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to  implement  the
 provisions of this section.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed  March  31,  2021; provided however, that all rules and
 regulations necessary for the implementation of this act shall have been
 promulgated prior to such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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