Assembly Bill A8871

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to guidelines for local area agencies on aging relating to assistance for informal caregivers

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

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2013-A8871 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7255
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Eld L

2013-A8871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to guidelines for local area agencies on aging relating to assistance for informal caregivers.

2013-A8871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8871

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to guidelines for local  area
  agencies on aging relating to assistance for informal caregivers

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 206 of the  elder
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4 to read as follows:
  (4)  DEVELOP  GUIDELINES  FOR LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING GAINING ACCESS  TO  AVAILABLE
SERVICES TO ASSIST INFORMAL CAREGIVERS;
  (II)    RESOURCE   REFERRALS   FOR   INFORMAL   CAREGIVERS   REGARDING
DECISION-MAKING ON BEHALF OF THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING CARE; AND
  (III) COUNSELING REFERRALS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13743-02-4

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