Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 25, 2010 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A11305
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Annette Robinson
Donna Lupardo
multi-Sponsors
Inez Barron
2009-A11305 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A11305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11305 I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring establishment of model community programs for local agencies, including a model tele- phone reassurance program and a model visiting program for elders 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 203-a to read as follows: S 203-A. MODEL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOP- MENT OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE AGING WITH DIGNITY IN COMMUNITIES, THE OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP MODEL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO BE DISTRIBUTED UPON REQUEST TO LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. SUCH MODEL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. A MODEL TELEPHONE REASSURANCE PROGRAM SHALL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) PHONE CALLS BY THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINING THE PROGRAM TO PARTIC- IPATING SENIORS AT AN AGREED UPON TIME EACH DAY; (B) A SECONDARY CONTACT, WHERE APPLICABLE, TO BE CONTACTED IF THE SENIOR DOES NOT ANSWER THE INITIAL CALL AND BEFORE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE CONTACTED; (C) COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE IN THE EVENT THE SENIOR CANNOT BE CONTACTED; (D) ADVANCE CONSENT TO ACCESS TO THE HOME BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE SENIOR IF CONTACT WITH THE SENIOR COULD NOT BE MADE; AND (E) INCREASED COORDINATION BETWEEN THE SENIORS UTILIZING THE PROGRAM AND PROGRAM OPERATORS TO REDUCE INCIDENTS RESULTING IN UNNECESSARY LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE. 2. A MODEL VISITING PROGRAM SHALL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE SENIORS WITH A VISITOR WHO CAN OFFER CONTACT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND COMPANIONSHIP FOR SENIORS WHO LACK A NETWORK OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE MODEL VISITING PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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