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]
Download: New_York-2015-A07628-Introduced.html
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]
Download: New_York-2015-A07628-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7628 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 20, 2015 ___________ 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. LBD11179-01-5 A. 7628 2 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.