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A09981 Summary:

A09981 Actions:

A09981 Committee Votes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS   Chair:DenDekker      
DATE:04/24/2018AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable         
DenDekker
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cusick
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Jenne
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Miller
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Barrett
Excused
Santabarbara
Aye
Skoufis
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Mosley
Aye
D'Urso
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Wallace
Aye

A09981 Floor Votes:

A09981 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9981--A
                                                                Cal. No. 818
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 5, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. WALLACE, PHEFFER AMATO, MOSLEY -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- advanced to a  third
          reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
          order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  duties  of  the
          division  of  veterans'  affairs concerning information about veterans
          received from nursing homes and residential health care facilities
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 17 and 18 of section 353 of the executive law,
     2  as  amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 2004 and as renumbered by chap-
     3  ter 652 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
     4    17. To process all information received from nursing homes  and  resi-
     5  dential  health  care facilities, including assisted living and assisted
     6  living residences as defined in section forty-six hundred  fifty-one  of
     7  the  public health law, and adult care facilities authorized under title
     8  two of article seven of the social services law, indicating  veteran  or
     9  veteran  spouse status. Such processing shall occur by transmitting such
    10  information to state counselors for  review  and  potential  linkage  to
    11  applicable  benefits,  including  but  not  limited  to  federal aid and
    12  attendance and a federal  improved  pension  program.  State  counselors
    13  shall  work with county counselors or any accredited service officers of
    14  an organization chartered by the congress of the  United  States  and/or
    15  recognized  by  the  department  of veterans affairs for claim represen-
    16  tation as necessary and where appropriate.  Such  information  shall  be
    17  protected  as  personal  confidential information under article six-A of
    18  the public officers law against disclosure of confidential material, and
    19  shall be used only to assist in providing linkage to applicable benefits
    20  and entitlements under federal and state law.
    21    18. To include within the annual report  as  required  by  subdivision
    22  eleven  of  this  section  an accounting of the number of forms received
    23  from nursing homes and residential  health  care  facilities,  including
    24  assisted  living  and  assisted  living residences as defined in section
    25  forty-six hundred fifty-one of the public health  law,  and  adult  care
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14991-03-8
        A. 9981--A                          2
 
     1  facilities  authorized  under  title  two of article seven of the social
     2  services law, and the specific number of veterans and spouses of  veter-
     3  ans linked to applicable benefits, including, but not limited to federal
     4  aid  and  attendance and a federal improved pension program. Such report
     5  shall evaluate the average time taken by the division between receipt of
     6  such information, transmission to veterans  counselors  and  linkage  to
     7  available  benefits.   Such report shall also evaluate the effectiveness
     8  of the program and make recommendations for improvements as necessary.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.