Bill Text: NY A05864 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a long term care worker training pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [A05864 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A05864-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5864
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 20, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON, KOON, ENGLEBRIGHT, ABBATE, BACALLES,
BENEDETTO, BURLING, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LUPARDO,
MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, REILLY, J. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL, SCHROEDER,
TITUS, ESPAILLAT, JOHN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN,
BOYLAND, CAHILL, DESTITO, GABRYSZAK, HOOPER, HYER-SPENCER, McENENY,
O'DONNELL, ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEFFER, SWEENEY, TITONE, TOWNS,
WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a long term
care worker training pilot program; and providing for the repeal of
such provisions upon the expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 218-a to
2 read as follows:
3 S 218-A. LONG TERM CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE DIREC-
4 TOR, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, SHALL ESTABLISH A LONG TERM
5 CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ACCESS
6 TO ENHANCED EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR
7 HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PRACTITIONERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
8 ELDERLY PERSONS AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
9 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS TITLE. EMPHASIS SHALL BE PLACED ON
10 TRAINING TRAINERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAINERS FROM COLLEGE,
11 UNIVERSITY AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FACULTY, AND
12 STAFF OF PROVIDER AGENCIES IN HIGH NEEDS AREAS, AS SET FORTH IN THIS
13 SECTION, WHO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR HOME CARE, NURSE AIDES,
14 PERSONAL CARE AIDES, CASE MANAGERS IN THE EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR
15 THE ELDERLY PROGRAM, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SPECIALISTS INCLUDING, BUT
16 NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WORKING FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPAL
17 GOVERNMENTS, NEW YORK CONNECTS-CHOICES FOR LONG TERM CARE, SOCIAL ADULT
18 DAY CARE, ADULT DAY CARE AND OTHER CAREGIVERS WITH HANDS-ON RESPONSIBIL-
19 ITIES FOR ELDERLY CLIENTS. THE GOAL SHALL BE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 CARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY, TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH
2 THE ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE CORE COMPETENCIES IN GERIATRICS, TO
3 IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND TO ASSIST PROVIDERS TO MEET
4 TRAINING NEEDS, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY REGULATORY AGEN-
5 CIES. THE DIRECTOR SHALL COORDINATE SUCH EFFORTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
6 ONGOING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH; OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND
8 SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES; STATE COMMISSION ON QUALITY OF CARE AND ADVO-
9 CACY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; STATE UNIVER-
10 SITY OF NEW YORK; OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND SUCH
11 OTHER AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH
12 COMMUNITY BASED AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COUNTY HEALTH,
13 MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS; COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE
14 AGING; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
15 SERVICES; LONG TERM CARE PROVIDERS; AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS; RURAL
16 HEALTH NETWORKS; AND SUCH OTHER AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE. THE DIRECTOR
17 SHALL PROVIDE A METHOD FOR ONGOING EVALUATION AND REPORTING ON THE
18 SUCCESS OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM IN MEETING ITS STATED GOALS.
19 2. THE DIRECTOR, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AND IN CONSUL-
20 TATION WITH THE AGENCIES THE DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO COORDINATE WITH
21 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL CONTRACT WITH ONE OR
22 MORE COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES WITH A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTE ON GERONTOLO-
23 GY, TO ASSIST IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE LONG
24 TERM CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF
25 HIGH NEEDS AREAS WHERE A SHORTAGE OF GERIATRIC TRAINING RESOURCES AND
26 DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING SUCH TRAINING ARE DOCUMENTED.
27 3. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR NEXT
28 SUCCEEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
29 NINE WHICH ADDED THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT, AND EVERY SECOND YEAR THERE-
30 AFTER, THE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ON
31 THE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE LONG
32 TERM CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE DATA
33 RELATING TO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, OUTCOMES AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
34 NECESSARY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IN ACCOM-
35 PLISHING ITS STATED GOALS.
36 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April of the calendar
37 year next succeeding the year in which it shall have become a law, and
38 shall expire and be deemed repealed 6 years after it shall take effect.
