NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7022
SPONSOR: Wallace
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 462 of the laws of 2015, amending the elder law
relating to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living facili-
ties, in relation to the effectiveness of certain provisions of such
chapter
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to extend certain provisions of the long
term care ombudsman program for two years.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would extend the authorization of the long term care ombudsman
program to advocate on behalf of managed long term care participants
until December 31, 2023.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) is an important advocate
for older adults in long term care facilities such as nursing homes,
assisted living facilities, and adult homes. Currently the LTCOP is
authorized to oversee managed long term care plans, but these provisions
are set to expire on December 31, 2021. More study is needed to deter-
mine the role of the LTCOP in relation to managed long term care plans
to ensure older adults are receiving quality, appropriate care.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter 214 of the laws of 2017.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7022
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 21, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Aging
AN ACT to amend chapter 462 of the laws of 2015, amending the elder law
relating to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living facili-
ties, in relation to the effectiveness of certain provisions of such
chapter
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 462 of the laws of 2015, amending the
2 elder law relating to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living
3 facilities, as amended by chapter 564 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
4 read as follows:
5 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
6 amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 218 of the elder
7 law made by section two of this act shall take effect December 31,
8 [2021] 2023; provided, however, that the provisions of section four of
9 this act shall expire on the same date as section two of this act takes
10 effect when upon such date the provisions of section four of this act
11 shall be deemed repealed.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10969-01-1