NY A09920

Requires the Office of Mental Hygiene to process applications for eligibility determinations and service authorizations from individuals with developmental disabilities within 120 days of receipt, except when applications are unclear, incomplete, or suspected of fraud.

Mandates written notification to applicants within 30 calendar days if an application lacks required information, with processing completed within 60 days after the requested information is received.

Requires quarterly reporting to the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council, Governor, Senate Disabilities Committee chair, and Assembly Disabilities Committee chair on application statistics including numbers received, approvals, average processing timeframes, pending applications, and disapprovals with reasons.

Requires the Office to post quarterly reports on its website containing application data broken down by geographic region/county and applicant age.

Act takes effect 180 days after becoming law.