Bill Text: NY A03853 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3853 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the allocation of federal monies received by local long term care ombudsman programs for work performed as a patient care ombudsman.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to aging [A03853 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03853-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3853
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Aging
       AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to federal remuneration enti-
         tled to be received by a local long term care ombudsman program  as  a
         result of work performed as a patient care ombudsman under 11 USC S333
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 218 of the elder law is amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  subdivision 12 to read as follows:
    3    12.  FEDERAL  REMUNERATION.  ANY  AND  ALL REMUNERATION ENTITLED TO BE
    4  RECEIVED BY A LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM FOR WORK  PERFORMED
    5  AS A PATIENT CARE OMBUDSMAN UNDER 11 USC S 333 SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY
    6  FOR  SUPPLEMENTING  AND/OR  EXPANDING THE LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
    7  PROGRAM; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF SUCH FUNDS SHALL
    8  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING TO FUND  ACTIVITIES  OF
    9  THE  OFFICE  OF THE STATE OMBUDSMAN THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
   10  LIMITED TO, ENHANCED TRAINING OF LOCAL LONG TERM CARE  OMBUDSMAN  VOLUN-
   11  TEERS AND VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. ANY REMUNERATION ENTITLED TO BE
   12  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE USED FOR THE LOCAL
   13  OFFICE FOR THE AGING, OTHER THAN FOR ITS LOCAL LONG TERM CARE  OMBUDSMAN
   14  PROGRAM, THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND, THE PARENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT
   15  ORGANIZATION OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE NOT SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   16  THE BUDGET OF A LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AND THE OFFICE OF
   17  THE  STATE  LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN SHALL NOT BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF
   18  ANY REMUNERATION ENTITLED TO BE RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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