Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
vetoed memo.257 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.347 substituted for a5318 |
Jun 08, 2015 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 09, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 03, 2015 |
1st report cal.175 |
Feb 25, 2015 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S3968
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
2015-S3968 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3968 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a dementia and Alzheimer's disease program database PURPOSE: This bill would create a program database on the State Office for the Aging website with up-to-date information on program, methodologies and services provided statewide for persons suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Elder Law to provide the Dementia and Alzheimers's disease program database. The director, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Health, shall develop criteria to determine if a program is successful to be included in the database. The database shall be accessible to the public on the State Office for the Aging website and shall include but not be limited to names and contact information for programs; description of programs; and the geographic location in which the program is provided or offered. Section 2 provides for the effective date.
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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