Bill Text: NY A03710 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to paratransit services, permitting an applicant to submit correspondence from a licensed physician in lieu of an in-person assessment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A03710 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A03710-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3710 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to paratransit services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows: 3 15-a. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual 4 applying or recertifying for paratransit service, may, in lieu of an 5 in-person assessment, submit correspondence from a licensed physician, 6 dated within the preceding thirty days, indicating that paratransit 7 service is necessary for such individual. 8 (b) The authority shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the 9 form and content of the licensed physician's correspondence pursuant to 10 paragraph (a) of this subdivision. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07454-01-1