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Senate Bill S3142
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 50th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Disabilities 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
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
2023-S3142 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16.15, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S6305
2023-S3142 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3142 SPONSOR: MANNION TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to develop and main- tain a community residence opportunities waitlist PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Office of People with Devel- opmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to develop and maintain a Community Resi- dential Opportunity Waitlist (CROW) and a CROW placement report identi- fying all individuals eligible for obtaining a certified residential opportunity in the OPWDD certified setting. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: - Section 1 of this bill would add a new section 16.15 to the Mental Hygiene Law providing statutory authority for OPWDD do develop and main- tain a community residence opportunities waitlist and placement report,
2023-S3142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3142 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MANNION, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to develop and main- tain a community residence opportunities waitlist THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 16.15 to read as follows: § 16.15 COMMUNITY RESIDENCE OPPORTUNITIES WAITLIST AND PLACEMENT REPORT. (A) THE OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE OPPOR- TUNITIES WAITLIST, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE CROW, WHICH INCLUDES THE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL INDIVIDUALS SEEKING PLACEMENT IN A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-EIGHT OF SECTION 1.03 OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE TO REQUIRE A LEVEL OF SUPERVISION PROVIDED IN A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE AND HAVE BEEN ENROLLED OR ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ENROLLED IN THE HOME AND COMMU- NITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. ENROLLMENT IN THE CROW SHALL BE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE NATURE, TYPE OR URGENCY OF NEED OF THE INDIVIDUAL SEEKING ENROLLMENT IN THE CROW. A CROW PLACEMENT REPORT CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR HOUSING AND WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE TO BE IN NEED OF CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AT LEAST MONTHLY AND UPON REQUEST TO PROVIDERS OF SERVICES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 1.03 OF THIS CHAPTER. (B) A PROVIDER OF SERVICES THAT HAS VACANCIES IN ONE OR MORE OF ITS SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-EIGHT-A OF SECTION 1.03 OF THIS CHAPTER MAY REVIEW THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN THE CROW PLACEMENT REPORT TO IDENTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL WHICH THE PROVIDER DEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR PLACEMENT IN THE VACANCY IN ITS SUPERVISED LIVING FACIL- ITY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04910-01-3
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