S5455 - NY Senate Open Legislation - OPPENHEIMER - Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program

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Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER

Same as: A5864

Co-sponsor(s): DIAZ MONSERRATE

Committee: AGING

Law Section: Elder Law

S5455 Summary

Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program for the purpose of expanding access to enhanced education and training for health care and social service practitioners who provide services to elderly persons across the state.

S5455 Actions

May 7, 2009 REFERRED TO AGING
May 7, 2009 REFERRED TO AGING
Jun 1, 2009 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Jun 1, 2009 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Jan 6, 2010 REFERRED TO AGING
Feb 8, 2010 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

"Same as" Actions for Bill A5864
Feb 20, 2009 referred to aging
Feb 20, 2009 referred to aging
Jun 2, 2009 reported referred to ways and means
Jun 2, 2009 reported referred to ways and means
Jun 22, 2009 reported referred to rules
Jun 22, 2009 reported referred to rules
Jun 22, 2009 reported
Jun 22, 2009 reported
Jun 22, 2009 rules report cal.532
Jun 22, 2009 rules report cal.532
Jun 22, 2009 ordered to third reading rules cal.532
Jun 22, 2009 ordered to third reading rules cal.532
Jun 22, 2009 passed assembly
Jun 22, 2009 passed assembly
Jun 22, 2009 delivered to senate
Jun 22, 2009 delivered to senate
Jun 22, 2009 REFERRED TO RULES
Jun 22, 2009 REFERRED TO RULES
Jan 6, 2010 DIED IN SENATE
Jan 6, 2010 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Jan 6, 2010 ordered to third reading cal.409
Mar 3, 2010 passed assembly
Mar 3, 2010 delivered to senate
Mar 3, 2010 REFERRED TO FINANCE

S5455 Committee Meetings

Aging: Feb 8, 2010

Chair: Ruben Diaz, Sr. / Location: Room 307 LOB

S5455 Votes

Vote: Committee - Feb 8, 2010

Ayes (8): DIAZ OPPENHEIMER KRUGER STAVISKY SAVINO SERRANO ADDABBO FARLEY

Nays (1): RANZENHOFER

S5455 Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S5455

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a long term
care worker training pilot program; and providing for the repeal of
such provisions upon the expiration thereof

 PURPOSE :
To provide a long term care worker training pilot program which shall
be established in the office for the aging.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill would amend the elder law by adding a new section 218-a,
under which the director of the office for the aging would establish
the long term care worker training pilot program for the purpose of
improving the quality of services provided to New York's elderly
persons, by providing education and training where a lack of and
access to training opportunities exist on aging and geriatrics for
health care, social service and other providers of long term care
services. Colleges or universities having an institute on gerontology,
would assist the director in the implementation of the long term care
worker training pilot program.

 JUSTIFICATION :
New York State has some 3.2 million persons age 60 and older, who make
up 17% of the state's population.  With this statistic, many
communities are challenged by increasing numbers of older adults who
need supportive services, such as recreation, income assistance,
transportation, and wellness education, and who have long term chronic
health problems that require home health care, supportive housing, or
institutional care. Many areas face problems recruiting and retaining
skilled front-line workers, as well as specialists with knowledge of
the particular social and medical needs of older adults, and
especially lack the resources of "state of the art" education and
training programs.

This pilot program would improve the quality and access of services
provided to New York's elders by making available training on aging
issues to health care and social service practitioners and other
providers of qualified long term care services in counties across New
York State where:

* a higher than average growth in the older population is evident; and

* there are significant problems with retention and recruitment of
long term care workers.

The program would also increase the opportunity for front line long
term care workers to continually update their gerontology skills
through a variety of educational approaches.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2004: A.9671; referred to aging
2005: A.5359-A; referred to aging; S.2775 - referred to aging
2006: A.5359-A; referred to ways and means; S.2775-A; referred to
finance
2008: A10465-A; recommitted to rules; S7304-A; amend and recommit to
rules

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on April one next succeeding the date on
which it shall have become a law and shall remain in force and effect
until the sixth year anniversary of said effective date on which date
it shall be deemed to be repealed.

S5455 Text

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

                                         5455

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 7, 2009
                                      ___________

       Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- 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  long  term
         care  worker  training  pilot program; and providing for the repeal of
         such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

    1    Section  1.  The elder law is amended by adding a new section 218-a to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 218-A. LONG TERM CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.  1. THE  DIREC-
    4  TOR,  WITHIN  AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, SHALL ESTABLISH A LONG TERM
    5  CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF  EXPANDING  ACCESS
    6  TO  ENHANCED  EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING  ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR
    7  HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PRACTITIONERS WHO  PROVIDE  SERVICES  TO
    8  ELDERLY  PERSONS  AS  DEFINED  BY  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
    9  SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS TITLE. EMPHASIS SHALL BE PLACED  ON
   10  TRAINING  TRAINERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAINERS FROM COLLEGE,
   11  UNIVERSITY AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  FACULTY,  AND
   12  STAFF  OF  PROVIDER  AGENCIES  IN HIGH NEEDS AREAS, AS SET FORTH IN THIS
   13  SECTION, WHO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR HOME CARE, NURSE  AIDES,
   14  PERSONAL  CARE AIDES, CASE MANAGERS IN THE EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR
   15  THE ELDERLY PROGRAM, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SPECIALISTS INCLUDING, BUT
   16  NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WORKING FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPAL
   17  GOVERNMENTS, NEW YORK CONNECTS-CHOICES FOR LONG TERM CARE, SOCIAL  ADULT
   18  DAY CARE, ADULT DAY CARE AND OTHER CAREGIVERS WITH HANDS-ON RESPONSIBIL-
   19  ITIES  FOR  ELDERLY CLIENTS. THE GOAL SHALL BE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
   20  CARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY, TO ENSURE THAT  INDIVIDUALS  WORKING  WITH
   21  THE  ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE CORE COMPETENCIES IN GERIATRICS, TO
   22  IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION,  AND  TO  ASSIST  PROVIDERS  TO  MEET
   23  TRAINING  NEEDS,  INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY REGULATORY AGEN-
   24  CIES. THE DIRECTOR SHALL COORDINATE SUCH  EFFORTS  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05158-01-9

       S. 5455                             2

    1  ONGOING  TRAINING  AND  CERTIFICATION  SERVICES  AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE
    2  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH; OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM  AND
    3  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE SERVICES; STATE COMMISSION ON QUALITY OF CARE AND ADVO-
    4  CACY  FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; STATE UNIVER-
    5  SITY OF NEW YORK; OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND SUCH
    6  OTHER AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE  COORDINATED  WITH
    7  COMMUNITY  BASED  AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COUNTY HEALTH,
    8  MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS; COUNTY  OFFICES  FOR  THE
    9  AGING;  COLLEGES  AND  UNIVERSITIES;  BOARDS  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
   10  SERVICES; LONG TERM CARE PROVIDERS; AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS; RURAL
   11  HEALTH NETWORKS; AND SUCH OTHER AGENCIES AS  APPROPRIATE.  THE  DIRECTOR
   12  SHALL  PROVIDE  A  METHOD  FOR  ONGOING  EVALUATION AND REPORTING ON THE
   13  SUCCESS OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM IN MEETING ITS STATED GOALS.
   14    2. THE DIRECTOR, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AND IN  CONSUL-
   15  TATION  WITH  THE  AGENCIES  THE DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO COORDINATE WITH
   16  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL CONTRACT WITH ONE  OR
   17  MORE  COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES WITH A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTE ON GERONTOLO-
   18  GY, TO ASSIST IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF  THE  LONG
   19  TERM CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF
   20  HIGH  NEEDS  AREAS  WHERE A SHORTAGE OF GERIATRIC TRAINING RESOURCES AND
   21  DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING SUCH TRAINING ARE DOCUMENTED.
   22    3. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF  SEPTEMBER  OF  THE  CALENDAR  YEAR  NEXT
   23  SUCCEEDING  THE  YEAR  IN  WHICH THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
   24  NINE WHICH ADDED THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT, AND EVERY SECOND YEAR THERE-
   25  AFTER, THE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE  ON
   26  THE  ACTIVITIES  UNDERTAKEN  TO  DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE LONG
   27  TERM CARE WORKER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE  DATA
   28  RELATING TO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, OUTCOMES AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
   29  NECESSARY  TO  EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IN ACCOM-
   30  PLISHING ITS STATED GOALS.
   31    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April of the  calendar
   32  year  next  succeeding the year in which it shall have become a law, and
   33  shall expire and be deemed repealed 6 years after it shall take effect.

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S5455: Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program