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A01153 Summary:

A01153 Actions:

A01153 Committee Votes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH   Chair:Gunther      
DATE:05/11/2021AYE/NAY:11/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Miller
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Richardson
Absent
Santabarbara
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Frontus
Aye
Jackson
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/19/2021AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Excused
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Excused
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/24/2021AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A01153 Floor Votes:

A01153 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1153--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 7, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to
          the  Committee on Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment
          of the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsman
          program
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
     2  33.29 to read as follows:
     3  § 33.29 Independent intellectual and developmental disability  ombudsman
     4            program.
     5    (a)  There  is hereby established the office of the independent intel-
     6  lectual and developmental disability  ombudsman  program  that  will  be
     7  operated  or  selected by the office for people with developmental disa-
     8  bilities for the purpose of assisting individuals with  an  intellectual
     9  or  developmental  disability  to ensure that they receive coverage from
    10  managed care organizations that is appropriate in meeting their individ-
    11  ual service needs.
    12    (b) Such ombudsman  will  identify,  investigate,  refer  and  resolve
    13  complaints  that  are  made  by,  or on behalf of, consumers relative to
    14  coverage under a managed care organization and  access  to  initial  and
    15  continuing   intellectual  and  developmental  disability  services  and
    16  supports; and accept, investigate, refer and help to resolve  complaints
    17  that  are  made by or on behalf of consumers or by providers relative to
    18  network adequacy for access to intellectual and developmental disability
    19  services and supports.
    20    (c) Notwithstanding  sections  one  hundred  twelve  and  one  hundred
    21  sixty-three  of  the state finance law and section one hundred forty-two
    22  of the economic development law, or any other inconsistent provision  of
    23  law,  funds  available  for expenditure pursuant to this section for the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00794-03-1
        A. 1153--A                          2
 
     1  establishment of an ombudsman program for intellectual and developmental
     2  disability, may be allocated and distributed by the commissioner of  the
     3  office  for  people  with  developmental  disabilities,  subject  to the
     4  approval  of the director of the budget, but only after the commissioner
     5  of the office for people with development disabilities holds  a  request
     6  for  proposal  process for the establishment of an ombudsman program for
     7  intellectual and  developmental  disability.  The  commissioner  of  the
     8  office  for  people  with  developmental disabilities shall consider all
     9  competitive proposals submitted through such request for proposal  proc-
    10  ess  and shall determine, based on his or her discretion, which proposal
    11  submitted is most competitive for  the  establishment  of  an  ombudsman
    12  program for intellectual and development disability.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    14  it shall have become a law.