Assembly Bill A433

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of health to create a list of long-term care contact information for the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A433 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2157
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2997-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7788, S4796

2013-A433 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to create a list of information by means of which to contact the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program.

2013-A433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   433

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ, BOYLAND -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
  commissioner  of  health  to  create  a list of long-term care contact
  information for the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.   The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2997-e to read as follows:
  S 2997-E. PROVISION OF CONTACT INFORMATION RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE.
1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE OFFICE FOR  THE
AGING,  CREATE A LIST OF INFORMATION BY MEANS OF WHICH TO CONTACT THE NY
CONNECTS: CHOICES FOR LONG TERM CARE  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THREE OF THE ELDER LAW, LOCAL
AREA AGENCIES ON AGING, LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AND  LOCAL
DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH TO BE ORGANIZED BY COUNTY, PROVIDED THAT IN A CITY
WITH  A  POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SUCH CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
LOCAL AGENCIES MAY  BE  THE  GOVERNMENT  INFORMATION  AND  NON-EMERGENCY
SERVICES CITIZEN SERVICE CENTER IN SUCH CITY. THIS LIST SHALL BE UPDATED
PERIODICALLY  AS  NEEDED.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROVIDE SUCH LIST TO
HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS CERTIFIED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER  AND,
IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, TO ALL HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS  LICENSED  UNDER  THE  EDUCATION
LAW.
  2. WHENEVER A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR PRACTITIONER MAKES A RECOMMENDA-
TION  REGARDING  THE  NECESSITY OF LONG TERM CARE SERVICES OR A REFERRAL
FOR THE RECEIPT OF LONG TERM CARE SERVICES TO A PATIENT, THE PATIENT  OR
PATIENT'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER  OR  PRACTITIONER THE CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THE LIST CREATED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION  THAT  CORRESPONDS  TO  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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