Bill Text: NY A07628 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes an interagency council for the purpose of coordinated planning on issues related to older adults which shall assess current programs and services across multiple agencies and shall consider current and projected needs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-11-28 - tabled [A07628 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7628
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 20, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. BARRON, CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Aging
       AN ACT to establish an interagency council for the  purpose  of  coordi-
         nated planning on issues related to older adults
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Aging in New York: State Plan on Aging. 1. There is  hereby
    2  created  an  interagency council for the purpose of coordinated planning
    3  on issues related  to  older  adults.  This  interagency  council  shall
    4  include  the  state  office for the aging, the department of health, the
    5  office of mental hygiene, the office of alcoholism and  substance  abuse
    6  services,  the office of temporary and disability assistance, the office
    7  for persons with developmental disabilities, the division of housing and
    8  community renewal, the department of labor, the department of  financial
    9  services,  the  department of transportation, and the office of children
   10  and family services.
   11    2. The interagency council shall develop a state plan  on  aging  that
   12  plans  for  the  current  and  future needs of older adults. Such report
   13  shall assess current programs and  services  across  multiple  agencies,
   14  additional  need,  both current and projected, and encourage interagency
   15  cooperation for planning and improving outcomes. Such plan  shall  focus
   16  on several areas including, but not limited to:
   17    (a) NYConnects and the No Wrong Door approach;
   18    (b) Long term care, including funding, options, and insurance;
   19    (c)  Health  services,  including  pharmaceutical coverage, assistance
   20  with activities of daily living, disease  management,  and  coordination
   21  among medical professionals;
   22    (d) Transportation;
   23    (e)  Community-based  services, including adult day services, personal
   24  care, friendly visiting;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (f) Workforce issues, including older adults working longer,  support-
    2  ing caregivers in the workforce;
    3    (g)  Kincare,  including  older  adults providing care for young rela-
    4  tives;
    5    (h) Nutrition, including access to healthy food, meal delivery;
    6    (i) Housing, including support for older adult  renters,  home  repair
    7  and  weatherization,  access to supportive housing, access to accessible
    8  housing, zoning and planning, and naturally occurring retirement  commu-
    9  nities;
   10    (j) Elder abuse;
   11    (k)  Mental  health and substance abuse services, including community-
   12  based options, age appropriate service delivery; and
   13    (l) Any other topics  that  the  interagency  council  determines  are
   14  important to include.
   15    3. The plan required pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall
   16  include  a prospective five-year plan. The plan shall be provided to the
   17  governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the  temporary  president  of
   18  the senate. The plan shall be completed by January 1 next succeeding the
   19  effective date of this section and every five years thereafter.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.