NY State Senate Bill 2025-S118

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2025-S118 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Aging
Law Section:: Elder Law
Laws Affected:: Add §226, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S887

2025-S118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a dementia and Alzheimer's disease program database.

2025-S118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    118
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CLEARE, ASHBY, BORRELLO, JACKSON, ROLISON, WEBB --
   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 establishing a dementia
   and Alzheimer's disease program database

   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 AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROGRAM DATABASE.  1.    DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS:
   (A)  "ELDERLY  PERSONS" SHALL MEAN INDIVIDUALS AGED SIXTY YEARS OF AGE
 OR OLDER.
   (B) "PROGRAMS" SHALL MEAN PROGRAMS, METHODOLOGIES,  OR  SERVICES  THAT
 ARE PROVIDED BY A PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT, OR FOR-PROFIT AGENCY
 TO ELDERLY PERSONS IN THEIR HOME OR IN A COMMUNITY SETTING.
   2.  THE  OFFICE,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL
 DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN  TO  BE
 SUCCESSFUL  IN  SUPPORTING  AND  TREATING ELDERLY PERSONS SUFFERING FROM
 DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
   (A) THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,
 SHALL  DEVELOP  CRITERIA  TO  DETERMINE IF A PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSIDERED
 SUCCESSFUL AND BE INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE.
   (B) THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,  MAY
 CONSULT  WITH  PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT, AND FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES
 TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS ARE CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL.
   3. THE DATABASE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE  AVAIL-
 ABLE  ON  THE  OFFICE'S  WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION FROM THE DATABASE THAT
 SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00235-01-5

 S. 118                              2
 
   (A) CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PERSON  OR  ENTITY  THROUGH  WHOM  THE
 PROGRAM IS PROVIDED;
   (B) THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM, WHERE APPLICABLE;
   (C) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM; AND
   (D) THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED OR OFFERED.
   4.  THE  DATABASE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE UPDATED BY
 THE OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AT LEAST  ONCE
 ANNUALLY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment  and/or  repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.

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