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NY S05803

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Lanza

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Office of Children and Family Services, in conjunction with the Office for the Aging, to establish county-level multi-disciplinary teams to address complex cases of adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation, subject to appropriation of funds.

  • Requires each demonstration location to employ a full-time, skilled multi-disciplinary team coordinator responsible for case consultation, triage, facilitating team meetings, monitoring progress, and coordinating services.

  • Multi-disciplinary teams must include professionals from health/medical, mental health, aging, protective services, human services, social work, banking/financial institutions, legal services, and law enforcement agencies, with specialty services such as forensic accounting, geriatrics, and geropsychiatry available on a fee-for-service basis.

  • Establishes a secure database for the multi-disciplinary team coordinator to track case intake, outcomes, and progress as part of the demonstration program.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to creating the multi-disciplinary team demonstration program for complex cases of adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/20/2018
Children and Families1/3/2018
Rules6/6/2017
Children and Families5/1/2017

Full Bill Text

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