NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7243

Senate Bill S7243

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to dementia care and establishes a dementia care coordinator in the state office for the aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 14, 2024	reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2024	referred to aging
May 19, 2023	referred to aging

Votes

- May 14, 2024 - Aging Committee Vote
  S7243
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Aging Committee Vote: May 14, 2024
      
      aye (7)
      
      Ashby
      
      Brisport
      
      Cleare
      
      Felder
      
      May
      
      Rolison
      
      Serrano

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2023-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10246
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Elder Law
Laws Affected:: Add §226, Eld L

2023-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to dementia care; establishes a dementia care coordinator in the state office for the aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators; requires each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator; sets forth the duties of the dementia care coordinator and dementia care navigators.

2023-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7243

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the elder law, in relation to dementia care and to
establishing the position of dementia care coordinator in the state
office for the aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators and
requiring each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator

 
PURPOSE:

To require each area agency on aging to employ a dementia care navigator
and establish a dementia care coordinator position in the New York State
Office of the Aging to manage the work of the navigators.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one establishes the position of dementia care coordinator and
outlines the coordinator's responsibility to manage the dementia care
navigators. Section one also outlines the responsibilities that these
navigators will have These responsibilities shall include:

1. Provide screening and programs that engage individuals with dementia
in regular exercise and social activities.

2. Provide support for caregivers of individuals with dementia.

3. Assisting in the development of dementia-friendly communities.

4. Provide technical assistance to area agency staff to certain individ-
uals.

5. Establish relationships with health care providers and individuals
with dementia.

6. Provide any other appropriate services.

Section two states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, the most
common type of dementia.  This number is expected to increase to 14
million people by 2050, the majority of whom will be cared for at home
by family members. In 2021, 59% of New York State caregivers had chronic
health conditions, 24.7% of caregivers were diagnosed with depression,
and 12% were in poor physical health themselves. Family caregivers deal
with tasks such as behavior changes and medications, plan and implement
care transitions, and help make difficult financial and legal decisions.
As it currently stands, handling these tasks can be incredibly daunting
for caregivers, and specialized government resources available to diem
are often limited, if they even exist. Innovative strategies are needed
to expand the workforce supporting people with dementia and their care-
givers. Care navigation is particularly suitable for dementia due to the
limited capacity of primary care providers and specialists to manage
complex needs in all cases. The experience of dementia is unique for
each family and changes over the course of the disease's progression.

Care navigators will improve care and support in a meaningful way for
people with dementia and their caregivers.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7243
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  dementia  care  and  to
   establishing  the  position  of dementia care coordinator in the state
   office for the aging to manage the work of  dementia  care  navigators
   and requiring each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator
 
   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  226  to
 read as follows:
   § 226. DEMENTIA CARE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "AREA AGENCY" MEANS THE LOCAL AGENCY THAT THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE
 AGING  DESIGNATES  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF
 1965 TO ADMINISTER THE DELIVERY OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED  PLAN
 OF  SOCIAL  AND  OTHER SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS IN A PLANNING
 AND SERVICE AREA.
   (B) "DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATOR" MEANS A PROGRAM WHICH  PROVIDES  SUPPORT
 FOR CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA, INCLUDING PROVIDING ASSIST-
 ANCE WITH CARE PLANNING AND REFERRAL TO SUPPORT GROUPS.
   2.  THE  STATE  OFFICE  FOR  THE AGING SHALL ESTABLISH THE POSITION OF
 DEMENTIA CARE COORDINATOR. THE DEMENTIA CARE  COORDINATOR  SHALL  MANAGE
 THE WORK OF DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATORS EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3.  (A)  EACH  AREA  AGENCY SHALL EMPLOY A DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATOR. AN
 AREA AGENCY MAY DESIGNATE A DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATOR FROM EXISTING  STAFF
 OR HIRE AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE THE DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATOR.
   (B) A DEMENTIA CARE NAVIGATOR SHALL:
   (1)  PROVIDE  COGNITIVE SCREENING AND PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS
 WITH DEMENTIA IN REGULAR EXERCISE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES;
   (2) PROVIDE SUPPORT  FOR  CAREGIVERS  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DEMENTIA,
 INCLUDING  PROVIDING  ASSISTANCE  WITH  CARE  PLANNING  AND  REFERRAL TO
 SUPPORT GROUPS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11172-01-3

 S. 7243                             2
 
   (3) PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT  BY  ASSISTING  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF
 DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY  COMMUNITIES  IN ORDER TO INCREASE CIVIC AWARENESS AND
 DEMENTIA-CAPABLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE;
   (4) CONSULT WITH AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AREA AGENCY STAFF
 WHO INTERACT WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH:
   (I) A DEMENTIA DIAGNOSES; OR
   (II) COGNITIVE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH DEMENTIA; AND
   (5)  ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND FACILITATE
 CONTACT BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND:
   (I) INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA;
   (II) CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA; AND
   (6) PROVIDE ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE SERVICE GENERALLY RELATED TO  DEMEN-
 TIA OR DEMENTIA CARE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Michelle Hinchey