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A10531 Summary:

BILL NOA10531
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORStern
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §2004-a, Pub Health L
 
Permits members of the coordinating council for services related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementia to participate in meetings through the use of videoconferencing.
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A10531 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10531
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 6, 2026
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to permitting members
          of the  coordinating  council  for  services  related  to  Alzheimer's
          disease  and other dementia to participate in meetings through the use
          of videoconferencing

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 4 of section 2004-a of the
     2  public health law, as amended by section 4 of part A of  chapter  58  of
     3  the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (a)  The  council shall meet quarterly or more frequently if its busi-
     5  ness shall require. The community forums in the first year of  implemen-
     6  tation  count as a formal meeting of the council.  Videoconferencing may
     7  be used for attendance and participation by members of  the  council  in
     8  accordance  with  written  procedures adopted by the council. Any member
     9  attending and participating by the use  of  videoconferencing  shall  be
    10  considered  to  be  present  at  the meeting. The members of the council
    11  shall receive no compensation but shall be  reimbursed  for  travel  and
    12  other  expenses  actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of
    13  their duties. The council shall provide reports to the governor and  the
    14  legislature  on  or before June thirtieth, two thousand nine and by June
    15  thirtieth of every other year thereafter.  Such  reports  shall  include
    16  recommendations  for  state  policy relating to dementia and a review of
    17  services initiated and coordinated among public and private agencies  to
    18  meet  the  needs  of persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia
    19  and their families.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13706-01-5
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