A00261 Summary:
BILL NO | A00261 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S03895 |
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SPONSOR | Abinanti (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Benedetto, Lupardo, Titone, Cusick, Cook, Colton, Englebright, Weprin, Barrett, Lifton, Bichotte, Miller MG, Walsh |
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MLTSPNSR | Crouch, McDonough, Raia, Thiele |
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Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office of children and family services and the commissioner of mental health to study and report the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. |
A00261 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A261 SPONSOR: Abinanti (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to direct the commissioner of the office for people with develop- mental disabilities to study and report upon the cost to the state for the early diagnosis and long-term treatment of autism spectrum disorder   PURPOSE OF BILL: To study the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spec- trum disorder and the long-term treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill requires the commissioners of the office for people with developmental disabilities, education, health, the office for children and family services and mental health to cause a study to be performed on the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The study shall include a projected estimate of future state costs associated with state services that will be needed to accommodate the growth in the number of individuals being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Section 2 requires the commissioners to deliver a copy of the findings of the study and any necessary legislative recommendations to the gover- nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the mental health and developmental disabilities committee of the senate, and the chair of the mental health committee of the assembly on or before April 1, 2020. Section 3 is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: On March 27, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the prevalence of autism in the United States. This surveillance study identified 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls) as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This number has increased significantly over the last decade. While thousands of state residents currently receive services for the treatment and care of autism spectrum disorders from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities including long-term residential care; this number will increase steadily as more children are being diagnosed annually. The State already has custody or will take custody of many individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as they grow older. The longterm fiscal impact to the State must be assessed in order to plan for the funding necessary to provide proper service levels and improve programs for this vulnerable and increasing population. Most states do not require private insurance companies to cover even essential autism treatments and services. In the absence of coverage, families often pay for out-of-pocket services that can cost upwards of $50,000 per year. In the process, many risk their homes and the educations of their unaffected children - essentially mortgaging their entire futures.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2016: A171A passed assembly; 2014: A538A passed assembly; 2012: A9014A referred to mental health; 2011: A6403 referred to mental health; 2010: A86253 referred to mental health.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
A00261 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 261 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, BENEDETTO, LUPARDO, TITONE, CUSICK, COOK, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, WEPRIN, BARRETT, LIFTON, BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, GRAF, McDONOUGH, MOYA, RAIA, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to direct the commissioner of the office for people with develop- mental disabilities to study and report upon the cost to the state for the early diagnosis and long-term treatment of autism spectrum disor- der The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of the office for people with develop- 2 mental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of 3 health, the commissioner of the office of children and family services 4 and the commissioner of mental health shall cause a study to be 5 performed on the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism 6 spectrum disorder and the long-term treatment of individuals with autism 7 spectrum disorder. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, a 8 projected estimate of future cost to the state associated with state 9 services that will be needed to accommodate the growth in the number of 10 individuals being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. 11 § 2. On or before April 1, 2021, the commissioner of the office for 12 people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education, 13 the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office of children 14 and family services and the commissioner of mental health shall deliver 15 a copy of the findings of the study conducted pursuant to section one of 16 this act and any legislative recommendations he or she deems to be 17 necessary to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the 18 speaker of the assembly, the chair of the mental health and develop- 19 mental disabilities committee of the senate, and the chair of the mental 20 health committee of the assembly. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03266-01-7