Requires the state office for the aging to include reports on older adults who are primary caregivers or guardians of minors and on substance use disorders among older adults in the office's annual reports to the governor and legislature.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4948
SPONSOR: Bronson TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the state office
for the aging to include reports on older adults who are primary care-
givers or guardians of minors and on substance use disorders among older
adults in such office's annual reports to the governor and legislature
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that two additional areas of importance to the State's older
adult population are being considered by the Office for the Aging.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill adds two reporting provisions to the requirements for the
Office for the Aging annual report: (1) The number of older adults who
are primary caregivers or guardians for minors, including analyses of
circumstances that lead to this arrangement, services available for
older adults in these circumstances, and recommendations; and (2) an
analysis of substance use disorders among older adults including preva-
lence, available programs and services, and recommendations.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Office for the Aging's annual report covers many areas of interest
to older adults and those who create legislation to help them. The two
additional reporting areas added by this legislation are gaining promi-
nence, but more attention is needed to ensure that adequate and appro-
priate programs and services can be made available.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2017-18: A.6736 - Passed Assembly
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4948
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the state office
for the aging to include reports on older adults who are primary care-
givers or guardians of minors and on substance use disorders among
older adults in such office's annual reports to the governor and
legislature
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 213 of the elder law is amended by
2 adding two new paragraphs (l) and (m) to read as follows:
3 (l) A report on the number of older adults who are primary caregivers
4 or guardians of minors including prevalence by age range, circumstances
5 that lead to older adults becoming primary caregivers or guardians to
6 minors, an analysis of what services are available through the office
7 and other state agencies to assist these older adult primary caregivers
8 and guardians, and recommendations regarding support for older adults
9 who are primary caregivers or guardians for minor children.
10 (m) A report on substance use disorders among older adults including
11 prevalence of substance use disorders, what programs and services are
12 available from or in conjunction with the office, an analysis of what
13 services are needed to assist older adults dealing with substance use
14 disorders, and recommendations regarding how the office can assist and
15 participate in efforts to assist older adults dealing with substance use
16 disorders.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09695-01-9
