Bill Text: NY A08390 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8390 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes a telephone reassurance program for senior citizens.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to aging [A08390 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A08390-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8390
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 18, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Aging
       AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing  a  telephone
         reassurance program for senior citizens
         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  224  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  224. TELEPHONE REASSURANCE PROGRAM. 1. THE OFFICE IS HEREBY AUTHOR-
    4  IZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER  A  TELEPHONE  REASSURANCE
    5  PROGRAM.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE A SYSTEM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS RESID-
    6  ING IN THIS STATE TO RECEIVE AUTOMATED TELEPHONE CALLS AT REGULAR INTER-
    7  VALS AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE. UPON THE FAILURE OF SUCH SENIOR  CITI-
    8  ZEN  TO  ANSWER  SUCH  AUTOMATED  CALL,  LOCAL  LAW ENFORCEMENT SHALL BE
    9  DISPATCHED TO SUCH RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE WELFARE  OF  SUCH
   10  SENIOR  CITIZEN.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT PARTICIPATION BY A
   11  SENIOR CITIZEN IN SUCH  PROGRAM  IS  VOLUNTARY.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
   12  SECTION,  THE TERM "SENIOR CITIZEN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON SIXTY-FIVE YEARS
   13  OF AGE OR OLDER.
   14    2. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT AND  COOPER-
   15  ATE  WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ORDER TO EFFECT AN EFFICIENT
   16  SYSTEM FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING TELEPHONE CALLS, AND FOR THE  DISPATCH-
   17  ING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
   18    3.  THE  OFFICE  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
   19  AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   21  have  become  a  law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
   22  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
   23  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
   24  to be made and completed on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10884-01-9