Senate Bill S3968

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a dementia and Alzheimer's disease program database

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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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2015-S3968 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5318
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9495
2017-2018: S6080, A6342
2019-2020: A5330
2021-2022: A3579
2023-2024: A5306

2015-S3968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a dementia and Alzheimer's disease program database.

2015-S3968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3968

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to  establishing  a  dementia
  and Alzheimer's disease program database

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

  Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  224  to
read as follows:
  S  224.  DEMENTIA  AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROGRAM DATABASE. 1.  DEFI-
NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS:
  (A) "ELDERLY PERSONS" SHALL MEAN INDIVIDUALS AGED SIXTY YEARS  OF  AGE
OR OLDER.
  (B)  "PROGRAMS"  SHALL  MEAN PROGRAMS, METHODOLOGIES, OR SERVICES THAT
ARE PROVIDED BY A PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT, OR FOR-PROFIT AGENCY
TO ELDERLY PERSONS IN THEIR HOME OR IN A COMMUNITY SETTING.
  2. THE OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,  SHALL
DEVELOP  AND  MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN SUPPORTING AND TREATING  ELDERLY  PERSONS  SUFFERING  FROM
DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
  (A)  THE  DIRECTOR,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA TO DETERMINE IF A  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED
SUCCESSFUL AND BE INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE.
  (B)  THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, MAY
CONSULT WITH PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT, AND  FOR-PROFIT  AGENCIES
TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS ARE CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL.
  3.  THE DATABASE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION  FROM  THE  DATABASE  THAT
SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A)  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  THE  PERSON OR ENTITY THROUGH WHOM THE
PROGRAM IS PROVIDED;
  (B) THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM, WHERE APPLICABLE;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06110-01-5

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