NY A10732

Establishes housing navigation services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including developing individualized housing action plans, assisting with state and federal assistance applications, coordinating housing transitions, and creating housing sustainability plans.

Requires the commissioner to develop and implement a statewide housing navigation training curriculum, with authority to contract with entities having relevant expertise.

Creates a housing navigation task force co-chaired by the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance, and a representative of New York state homes and community renewal, plus ten additional members with professional experience in affordable housing and disability services.

Tasks the task force with ensuring regional access to housing navigation services, creating public awareness materials, recommending a train-the-trainer program, researching housing outcomes, evaluating housing navigation as a reimbursable service, and examining expansion to other care systems.

Authorizes the commissioner of health to submit federal Medicaid waivers necessary to implement housing navigation services and requires reporting on implementation progress in the statewide comprehensive plan, effective April 1, 2019.