Bill Text: NY S02847 | 2017-2018 | 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 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2017-11-29 - VETOED MEMO.187 [S02847 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02847-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2847
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 17, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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 health, 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.
                                                                   LBD00186-01-7
        S. 2847                             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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.