What's happening
This bill requires the establishment of a developmental disability clinician advisory group to advise New York's health commissioner on policies affecting individuals with developmental disabilities.
Why it matters
Mandates (rather than just authorizes) the creation of a specialized advisory group. , ensuring the state health commissioner must formally consult experts in developmental disabilities when shaping policies.
Brings together a variety of stakeholders. (health and developmental disabilities commissioners, gubernatorial and legislative appointees), potentially increasing the quality and relevance of guidance on both clinical and administrative issues affecting people with developmental disabilities.
Advisory group is required to meet regularly and is structured to provide ongoing input. , meaning policy and funding decisions are more likely to reflect current needs and challenges faced by individuals with developmental disabilities.
Focuses on transparency and accountability. by specifying term lengths, meeting frequency, and reimbursement for expenses, which can help ensure that advisory input is both consistent and grounded in real-world expertise.
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Who cares
Department of Health
The commissioner would be required to establish a developmental disability clinician advisory group to provide information on how policy and funding proposals affect supports and services.
People with developmental disabilities
The group would examine how proposed regulations, statutes, rates and appropriations affect their services, including specialty services.
Experienced clinicians and clinic administrators
The bill would require an advisory group of professionals who understand the comprehensive needs of people with developmental disabilities.
Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and state appointing officials
The OPWDD and health commissioners or their designees would serve alongside seven appointees selected by the governor and legislative leaders, with appointments required within 180 days of the bill taking effect.
Headline styles
Create Disability Clinician Group
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 38
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3484
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 7, 2019
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend part C of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, amending the social services law and other laws relating to eliminating prescriber prevails for brand name drugs with generic equivalents, in relation to the establishment of a developmental disability clinician advisory group by the commissioner of health
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 18 of part C of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, amending the social services law and other laws relating to eliminating prescriber prevails for brand name drugs with generic equivalents, is amended to read as follows:
§ 18. The commissioner of health [is authorized to] shall establish a developmental disability clinician advisory group of experienced clinicians and clinic administrators who have an understanding of the comprehensive needs of people with developmental disabilities. Such group shall provide the commissioner and the department of health with information and data on the effect of policies, including proposed regulations or statutes, and of fiscal proposals, including rate setting and appropriations, on the delivery of supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities including but not limited to the role of specialty services. Such group shall consist of the following persons or their designees: the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of the department of health, three individuals appointed by the governor, two individuals each by the temporary president of the senate and by the speaker of the assembly. The members of the group shall be appointed for a term of two years and shall meet at least three times in each full calendar year during the first two years and additionally upon the request of the commissioner of the department of health. The members of the group shall receive no
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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compensation for their services as members, but each shall be allowed the necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that any appointments pursuant to section one of this act shall be made within 180 days from such effective date.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend part C of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, amending the social services law and other laws relating to elimi- nating prescriber prevails for brand name drugs with generic equiv- alents, in relation to the establishment of a developmental disability clinician advisory group by the commissioner of health
Purpose
To provide clarification relating to the establishment of a develop- mental disability clinician advisory group by the commissioner of health.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 18 of part c of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014 to provide clarification on the purpose and intent of the establishment of a developmental disability clinician advisory group to provide the department of health with information and data on the effects of poli- cies, including proposed regulations or statutes and of fiscal proposals including rate setting and appropriations on the delivery of supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Justification
In the 2014 budget process language was included to establish a rate setting advisory group to advise the department of health with informa- tion and data on the effects of policies, including proposes regulations or statues and of fiscal proposals including rate setting and appropri- ation on the delivery of supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. To date this group has yet to be formed by the Department of Health. This legislation will provide clarification to the number of members of the rate setting advisory group as well as the number of times the group is to meet during the year.
The creation of this advisory group is crucial to ensuring that the providers of supports and services to our most vulnerable individuals are compensated appropriately for the care that they provide.
Legislative history
2017-18: 5395 - HEALTH 2015-16: S6247A - Health
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that any appointments pursuant to section one of this act shall be made within 180 days from such effective date.
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