STATE OF NEW YORK
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5116
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 10, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 amending the definition of
eligible services to include education regarding elder abuse and
exploitation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 209 of the elder
2 law, as amended by section 41 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of
3 2010, is amended to read as follows:
4 (d) "Eligible services" shall mean services including, but not limited
5 to: case management, care coordination, counseling, health assessment
6 and monitoring, transportation, socialization activities, home care
7 facilitation and monitoring, education regarding the signs of elder
8 abuse and exploitation and available resources for a senior who is a
9 suspected victim of elder abuse or exploitation, and other services
10 designed to address the needs of residents of naturally occurring
11 retirement communities by helping them extend their independence,
12 improve their quality of life, and avoid unnecessary hospital and nurs-
13 ing home stays.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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