Bill Text: NY A10167 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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]

Download: New_York-2013-A10167-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10167
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 18, 2014
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       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.