Bill Text: NY A08708 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Establishes the elder abuse shelter aftercare demonstration program to provide management services, financial counseling, and mental health services at the conclusion of the discharge process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-27 - print number 8708a [A08708 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08708-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Establishes the elder abuse shelter aftercare demonstration program to provide management services, financial counseling, and mental health services at the conclusion of the discharge process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-27 - print number 8708a [A08708 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08708-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8708 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the elder abuse shelter aftercare demonstration program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon 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 225 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 225. Elder abuse shelter aftercare demonstration program. 1. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and within 5 amounts appropriated, the director shall establish a two-year, short- 6 term aftercare demonstration program to be implemented by an existing 7 center for elder justice, which provides shelter and other services for 8 at risk older adults under the auspices of a facility established pursu- 9 ant to article twenty-eight of the public health law, and located in 10 Bronx county, New York city. 11 2. The scope of short-term aftercare services may be determined by the 12 commissioner of health but shall at a minimum include case management 13 services, financial counseling, and mental health services. Provision of 14 services shall commence at the conclusion of the discharge process from 15 the facility. 16 3. The center as defined pursuant to subdivision one of this section 17 shall provide aftercare services as described in subdivision two of this 18 section, and evaluate the effectiveness of the aftercare demonstration 19 program in terms of preventing re-victimization, avoiding readmissions 20 to the shelter, avoiding hospitalizations, and maintaining residence in 21 a community setting. Such report may also discuss the potential of 22 utilizing the program statewide and collaborations that may enhance the 23 program, and the efficacy of establishing a permanent aftercare program 24 statewide. The center shall submit a report on findings to the director, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11792-01-9A. 8708 2 1 the governor and the legislature no later than one hundred eighty days 2 after the conclusion of the two-year demonstration program. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 4 have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed 2 years after 5 such date.