What's happening
This bill requires New York to provide integrated services and Medicaid funding for adults with traumatic brain injuries in rural areas lacking appropriate care.
Why it matters
Expands access to essential services. for adults with traumatic brain injuries in rural counties where such services are currently lacking, ensuring that these individuals can receive medical, housing, vocational, social, and rehabilitation support close to home.
Promotes integration with existing developmental disability programs. , allowing adults with traumatic brain injuries to enter programs already certified under the mental hygiene law, which could streamline service delivery and avoid duplicative infrastructure.
Secures Medicaid funding for expanded services. , meaning the state will use its Medicaid resources to directly support these new or expanded offerings, potentially reducing financial barriers for affected individuals and their families.
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Who cares
People who sustained traumatic brain injuries after age 21
Those in counties lacking appropriate services could access programs certified under article 16 of the Mental Hygiene Law for housing, rehabilitation, vocational support and other services.
Department of Health and Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Their commissioners would be required to enter a cooperative agreement allowing these individuals into certified programs, with services funded through Department of Health Medicaid resources.
Article 16 program providers
Their programs could serve individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries after age 21 in counties with inadequate services.
Families of people with traumatic brain injuries
Family support would be among the services available through the expanded access to certified programs.
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Expand Rural Brain Injury Services
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History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4805
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 26, 2019
Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries in rural areas
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2745 to read as follows:
§ 2745. Counties with limited service capacity. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner and the commissioner of developmental disabilities shall enter into a cooperative agreement to allow the integration of individuals with traumatic brain injury sustained after age twenty-one into programs certified pursuant to article sixteen of the mental hygiene law in counties where there is a lack of appropriate services for individuals with traumatic brain injury.
2. Services available to individuals with traumatic brain injury sustained after age twenty-one pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, medical, housing, vocational, educational, transportation, social, personal care, family support, day program, community re-entry, outpatient rehabilitation, habilitation and other essential services.
3. Funding for services provided under this section shall be provided by department of health Medicaid resources.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 trau- matic 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 inte- grated 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 habili- tation. Funding will be provided by the Department of Health Medicaid resources. Section two provides 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 twen- ty-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
2018: S.517 Committed to Rules 2017: S.517 Passed Senate 2016: S.6655/A.9146 Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Will take effect on the ninetieth day after it is signed.
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