Senate Bill S5347

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Makes available information regarding the process for individuals to obtain eligibility for services offered by the office for people with developmental disabilities

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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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2019-S5347 (ACTIVE) - Details

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A6344
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2019-S5347 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Instructs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to make available on the office website, information regarding the process for individuals to obtain eligibility for services and to seek access to services.

2019-S5347 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5347 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5347
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities
 
 AN ACT in relation to making available information regarding the process
   for individuals to obtain eligibility  for  services  offered  by  the
   office for people with developmental disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The front door process. The commissioner of the office  for
 people  with  developmental  disabilities  shall  make  available on the
 office website, information regarding the  process  for  individuals  to
 obtain  eligibility for services and to seek access to services, includ-
 ing, but not limited to, residential, respite, employment, habilitation,
 and self-directed services. Such information  shall  be  presented  with
 flow  charts  or  other  visual  aids  as  determined appropriate by the
 commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to
 aid in the awareness and understanding of the service delivery process.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02381-04-9

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