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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S4880
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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
(D) Senate District
2017-S4880 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §203-a, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1898
2013-2014: S148
2015-2016: S479
2017-S4880 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4880 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring establishment of model community programs for local agencies, including a model telephone reassurance program and a model visiting program for elders PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To encourage the development of programs to assist seniors at the local level. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Elder Law by adding a new section 203-a. Requires the State Office for the Aging (SOFA) to develop model community programs for a telephone reassurance program and a visiting program that would be provided to local area agencies on aging and community based organizations upon request to assist them in developing programs at the local level. Section 2. Effective Date EXISTING LAW :
2017-S4880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4880 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, MONTGOMERY -- 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 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: § 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07197-01-7
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