Establishes a locator technology advisory council to advise the office for the aging on locator technology for use by persons afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, dementia and/or other afflictions, or by their families or caretakers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4089
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a locator
technology advisory council
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 224 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 224. Locator technology advisory council. 1. There is hereby estab-
4 lished in the office a locator technology advisory council to advise the
5 office on locator technology, including Global Positioning technology,
6 for use by persons afflicted by Alzheimer's Disease, dementia and/or
7 other afflictions, or by their families or caretakers, who would benefit
8 from the appropriate use of such technologies. Such council shall
9 consist of eight persons appointed by the director of whom four shall be
10 members of advocacy groups for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or
11 dementia or for seniors in this state, and four shall be individuals
12 with at least five years experience in the technology of locator systems
13 and/or global positioning system technology. The members of the advisory
14 council shall receive no compensation for their services pursuant to
15 this section, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual
16 and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred by them in
17 connection with the performance of their duties under this section.
18 2. The council shall, after investigation and upon majority vote,
19 forward to the director recommendations on locator technology models
20 available for purchase by individuals that in the estimation of the
21 council would benefit individuals and families of individuals who are
22 afflicted by Alzheimer's Disease, dementia and/or other afflictions. If
23 the director shall agree with the recommendations, he or she may promul-
24 gate such list as a regulation of the office. Such list shall be
25 updated at least once each year, on or before November first.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, that the
2 members of the locator technology advisory council established pursuant
3 to section one of this act shall be appointed within 90 days of the
4 effective date of this act.
