Bill Text: NY A10167 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of transportation, in cooperation with the commissioner of developmental disabilities, to establish an integrated transportation program for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-18 - referred to mental health [A10167 Detail]
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10167 I N A S S E M B L Y June 18, 2014 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Morelle) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the transportation law, in relation to directing the commissioner of transportation to establish an integrated transportation program for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: 3 (H) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO 4 THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION AS THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION 5 SHALL DEEM TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR PURPOSES OF PLANNING AND 6 ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PURSUANT 7 TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-SIX OF SECTION FOURTEEN OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW. 8 S 2. Section 2 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new 9 subdivision 33-a to read as follows: 10 33-A. "TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR NOT-FOR- 11 PROFIT ENTITY, AUTHORIZED OR EXEMPT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THIS 12 CHAPTER, UTILIZING PUBLIC FUNDS TO PROVIDE OR CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTA- 13 TION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SPECIFIC CLIENT 14 GROUPS. 15 S 3. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new 16 subdivision 36 to read as follows: 17 36. (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF 18 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND IN CONSULTATION WITH CONSUMER GROUPS, 19 TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, SHALL DEVELOP A 20 PLAN WHICH SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ESTAB- 21 LISHMENT OF THE INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REQUIRED 22 BY PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO 23 THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, THE 24 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY NO 25 LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15488-05-4 A. 10167 2 1 EXECUTIVE BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN-TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN STATE 2 FISCAL YEAR. 3 THE PLAN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT 4 BE LIMITED TO: 5 (I) IDENTIFICATION OF LOCALLY BASED TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS AND 6 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS EQUIPPED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED TRANS- 7 PORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM; 8 (II) RECOMMENDATIONS TO ELIMINATE REGULATORY BURDENS THAT WOULD 9 PROHIBIT COOPERATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STATUTORY CHANGES 10 ENABLING HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER HUMAN SERVICE 11 AGENCY RIDERS WHILE REMAINING EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 12 SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS WELL AS STATUTORY CHANGES ENABLING EXEMPT 13 PROVIDERS TO COORDINATE WITH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THAT ARE OPEN TO 14 THE PUBLIC; 15 (III) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTA- 16 TION, PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE DUPLICATION OF SERVICES; 17 (IV) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SHARED SOFTWARE TO 18 ENABLE COORDINATING ENTITIES TO TRACK SERVICES, MANAGE COST AMONG 19 PROVIDERS, CONSOLIDATE ROUTES, AND PROVIDE A REGISTRY IDENTIFYING 20 PARTICIPATING CLIENTS AND ANY SPECIALIZED CARE NEEDS THAT MUST BE MET IN 21 ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION; 22 (V) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COST SAVINGS ACHIEVED THROUGH TRANSPOR- 23 TATION COORDINATION; 24 (VI) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RATE ADJUSTMENTS OR REIMBURSEMENT CHANGES 25 BASED ON COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION AND THE PARTICIPATION OF MULTIPLE 26 HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES; AND 27 (VII) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPACTS TO INDIVIDUAL CARE AND 28 COMPLIANCE WITH THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. 29 (B) WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPER- 30 ATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SHALL ESTAB- 31 LISH AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE 32 DEVELOPED IN FIVE LOCATIONS OF THE STATE, EACH CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE 33 COUNTIES. FOUR OF THESE LOCATIONS SHALL INCLUDE A COUNTY HAVING A POPU- 34 LATION OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOU- 35 SAND TEN FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS. 36 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DIRECT A TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN EACH SUCH 37 LOCATION TO STUDY HOW THE COORDINATION BETWEEN LOCAL HUMAN SERVICE AGEN- 38 CIES PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION CAN INCREASE TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY 39 FOR INTEGRATED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 40 INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 41 13.41 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. EACH SUCH TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER 42 PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM SHALL STUDY THE COST BENEFITS OF COORDINAT- 43 ING TRANSPORTATION, THE QUALITY OF TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS FOR CLIENT 44 POPULATIONS AND THE OUTCOMES OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING THE SERVICES. 45 EVERY SUCH TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE 46 COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, WHO 47 SHALL JOINTLY EVALUATE THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY, AND REPORT THEREON TO 48 THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF 49 THE ASSEMBLY. 50 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately, except that paragraph (a) 51 of subdivision 36 of section 14 of the transportation law, as added by 52 section three of this act, shall take effect April 1, 2015.