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Relates to the provision of enriched social adult day services

Relates to the provision of enriched social adult day services and authorizes the director to establish an application process where eligible entities may apply to offer enriched and/or optional…

Steven CymbrowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to rent increase exemption orders

Relates to rent increase exemption orders.

Steven CymbrowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 15, 2016, as Elder Abuse Awareness Day in the State of New York

Steven CymbrowitzAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing to receive services they could get at home

Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing, shelters and residences to receive services they could otherwise receive if they…

Steven CymbrowitzRules Committee

Relates to rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of social adult day care programs; requires report to the governor and the legislature

Relates to rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of social adult day care programs.

Steven CymbrowitzOn the Assembly floor

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for screening for alcoholism and chemical dependency

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals, recognized by the office to enable the…

Steven CymbrowitzRules Committee

Authorizes an insured to designate a third party to receive cancellation notification

Authorizes an insured to designate a third party to receive cancellation notification.

Steven CymbrowitzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the report of suspected financial exploitation

Relates to the report of suspected financial exploitation; requires the superintendent of the department of financial services to develop guidelines relating to reporting suspected financial…

Steven CymbrowitzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs

Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs.

Steven CymbrowitzAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 5, 2016, as Cancer Survivors Day in the State of New York

Steven CymbrowitzAdopted

Adopted

Provides for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer education; sets up colon cancer education fund

Provides for a corporate franchise tax check-off and a personal income tax check-off for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer education; establishes the colon cancer education fund; provides for colon…

Steven CymbrowitzHealth Committee

Relates to requests for criminal history information from the office for the aging of prospective volunteers and paid employees

Permits the office for the aging to receive criminal history information on prospective employees and volunteers.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Authorizes Congregation Ginze Yosef, in the borough of Brooklyn of the city of New York, to file a retroactive application for exemption from water and sewer charges for certain assessment rolls

Authorizes Congregation Ginze Yosef, in the borough of Brooklyn of the city of New York, to file a retroactive application for exemption from water and sewer charges for certain assessment rolls.

Steven CymbrowitzWays And Means Committee

Relates to the effectiveness of flexible rating for nonbusiness automobile insurance plans

Relates to the effectiveness of flexible rating for nonbusiness automobile insurance plans.

Steven CymbrowitzOn the Assembly floor

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 10, 2016, as Senior Citizens Awareness Day in the State of New York

Steven CymbrowitzAdopted

Adopted

Requires health insurers to provide victims of domestic violence with the option of providing alternative contact information

Requires health insurers to provide an insurer or subscriber who is a victim of domestic violence, upon request of such insurer or subscriber, with the option to designate alternative contact…

Steven CymbrowitzInsurance Committee

Establishes the legislative task force on responsible gaming

Establishes the legislative task force on responsible gaming to develop policies and procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities in New York state.

Steven CymbrowitzWays And Means Committee

Commemorating the observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York on May 5, 2016

Steven CymbrowitzAdopted

Adopted

Relates to prohibiting the sale of any powdered or crystalline alcohol product

Relates to prohibiting the sale of any powdered or crystalline alcoholic beverage product.

Steven CymbrowitzCodes Committee

Provides for the establishment of guides containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature workers

Provides for the establishment of guides containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature workers.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Requires establishment of model community programs

Requires establishment of model community programs, including a model telephone reassurance program and a model visiting program for elders.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2016, as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York

Steven CymbrowitzAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the qualifications of members of the gaming commission

Relates to the qualifications of members of the gaming commission.

Steven CymbrowitzRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Relates to assessment exemptions for living quarters for certain senior relatives

Extends eligibility for tax exemption to the extent of any increase in assessed value of residential property resulting from the construction or reconstruction of such property for the purpose of…

Steven CymbrowitzReal Property Taxation Committee

Relates to the supportive service program for classic and neighborhood naturally occurring retirement communities

Relates to the supportive service program for classic and neighborhood naturally occurring retirement communities.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Provides for the reinvestment of funds into community-based services for persons suffering from chemical dependence and for establishment of fund

Provides for the reinvestment of funds generated by savings due to declines in the state prison census into community-based services for persons suffering from chemical dependence and for the…

Steven CymbrowitzAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

Establishes the community chemical dependence services expansion program

Establishes the community chemical dependence services expansion program; provides funding for local governmental units for the provision of new and expanded chemical dependency services.

Steven CymbrowitzAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

Authorizes Salt and Sea Mission Church, Inc. to file an application for exemption from real property taxes and water and sewer charges for certain assessment rolls

Authorizes Salt and Sea Mission Church, Inc. to file an application for exemption from real property taxes and water and sewer charges for certain assessment rolls for the year 2013 to the year 2016.

Steven CymbrowitzReal Property Taxation Committee

Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program

Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms

Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Relates to rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of social adult day care programs

Relates to rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of social adult day care programs.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Provides information on the availability of the influenza vaccine in assisted living facilities

Provides information on the availability of the influenza vaccine in assisted living facilities.

Steven CymbrowitzHealth Committee

Relates to requirements for the transfer of patient medical records in certain circumstances

Requires a health care provider or facility which has determined to cease to do business or which is transferring its ownership, at least sixty days prior to such action, notify the commissioner of…

Steven CymbrowitzHealth Committee

Authorizes an insured to designate a third party to receive cancellation notification

Authorizes an insured to designate a third party to receive cancellation notification.

Steven CymbrowitzInsurance Committee

Provides for annual adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption by any increase in the consumer price index

Provides for annual adjustment by the commissioner of housing and community renewal of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and for…

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Relates to a statewide plan for evacuation and disaster and emergency preparedness plans at nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Relates to the formulation and implementation of a statewide plan for evacuation and disaster and emergency preparedness plans at nursing homes and assisted living facilities; requires inspections…

Steven CymbrowitzHealth Committee

Prohibits party boats in Sheepshead Bay

Prohibits party boats within seven hundred fifty feet of the shore of Sheepshead Bay or within one hundred feet of Sheepshead Bay dock; restricts noise; does not apply to fishing boats.

Steven CymbrowitzTransportation Committee

Requires protective devices to be provided in apartments for seniors and persons with physical impairments upon request

Requires protective devices to be provided in apartments for seniors and persons with physical impairments.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Establishes a senior dental services grant program

Establishes a senior dental services grant program; authorizes the director to establish the program and, upon the availability of appropriations, provide grants to eligible elderly persons who are…

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers

Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide…

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse and the sealing of records; repealer

Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse of persons receiving care and services in residential health care facilities and the sealing of records where the commissioner of…

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Establishes a senior housing task force

Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of…

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Authorizes banks to refuse payment of moneys when there is reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited

Authorizes banks to refuse payment of moneys when there is reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Establishes the home delivered meal assistance program

Establishes the home delivered meal assistance program.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Establishes small flexible fund accounts at the local level

Establishes small flexible fund accounts at the local level or the regrant program for one-time events or short term needs.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Relates to establishing the office for caregiver advocates, a support network for relatives who act as a primary caregiver for an older adult relative

Establishes the office for caregiver advocates, a support network for relatives who act as a primary caregiver for an older adult relative.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Expands supportive services to the elderly in certain retirement communities by enlarging target group and including more facilities

Expands supportive services to the elderly in naturally occurring retirement communities by enlarging target group through eliminating head of household requirement, and including more such…

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Relates to rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of social adult day care programs

Relates to rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of social adult day care programs.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee