Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2018 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S9055
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2017-S9055 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §203, Eld L
2017-S9055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9055 SPONSOR: VALESKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to author- izing private pay protocols PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill would amend section 203 of the elder law authorizing the Director to implement a private pay program for programs administered by the Office that are funded by a state appropriation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would authorize the director to implement private pay protocols for programs administered by the Office that are funded by a state appropriation. The program would be at the option of the Area Agency on Aging and would only be applicable to new participants. In addition, no participant shall be required to pay for any service that they are receiving at the time these protocols are implemented. Private payments received by an area agency on aging directly or by contract
2017-S9055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9055 I N S E N A T E June 15, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to authorizing private pay protocols THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 203 of the elder law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 12. THE DIRECTOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO IMPLEMENT PRIVATE PAY PROTO- COLS FOR ALL PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE. THESE PROTOCOLS MAY BE IMPLEMENTED BY AREA AGENCIES ON AGING AT THEIR OPTION AND SUCH PROTOCOLS MAY NOT BE APPLIED TO CLIENTS WHOSE SERVICES ARE PAID FOR WITH FEDERAL FUNDS OR FUNDS DESIGNATED AS FEDERAL MATCH. ALL PRIVATE PAYMENTS RECEIVED DIRECTLY BY AN AREA AGENCY ON AGING, OR INDIRECTLY BY ONE OF ITS CONTRACTORS SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT, FUNDS BY STATE, FEDERAL, OR COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS. PRIVATE PAY PAYMENTS RECEIVED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE USED BY THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING TO SUPPORT AND/OR ENHANCE SERVICES AND/OR PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING. PARTICIPANT PAYMENTS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMES BELOW FOUR HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. NO PARTICIPANT, REGARDLESS OF INCOME, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING AT THE TIME THESE PROTOCOLS ARE IMPLEMENTED BY THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING. THIS SUBDI- VISION SHALL NOT PREVENT COST SHARING FOR THE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS TITLE FOR INDIVIDUALS BELOW FOUR HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16315-01-8
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