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Senator · Senate District 57
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.916
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to health
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Relates to services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries sustained after age twenty-one in rural areas
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Addie Jenne
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries in rural areas
Purpose or general idea of bill
To authorize the participant in and payment for programs that provide essential services to individuals over the age of twenty one with traumatic brain injury, in areas with limited traumatic brain injury service capacity.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one allows individuals over the age of twenty one to be integrated into programs where there is lack of service capacity. These services include, but are not limited to, medical, housing, vocational, educational, transportation, social, personal care, family support, day program, community re-entry, outpatient rehabilitation, and habilitation. Funding will be provided by the department of health medicaid resources.
Section two is the effective date.
Justification
In several regions in the state, there is limited service capacity to support individuals with traumatic brain injuries to enable them to integrate back into society. These individuals deserve access to support services, even if they live in underserved areas. Many are currently prevented from utilizing existing services that are provided by similar programs for individuals whose injuries occurred before the age of twenty one. This legislation would provide authority for programs serving developmentally disabled individuals to provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injuries in limited circumstances when there is limited service capacity and provided the programming is appropriate.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Will take effect on the ninetieth day after it is signed.
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