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NY S07243
Bill
Status
5/19/2023
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Establishes a dementia care coordinator position within the state office for the aging to manage dementia care navigators statewide.
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Requires each area agency (as designated under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965) to employ a dementia care navigator, who may be designated from existing staff or newly hired.
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Dementia care navigators must provide cognitive screening, exercise and social activity programs, caregiver support, and care planning assistance for individuals with dementia.
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Dementia care navigators shall develop dementia-friendly communities, consult with area agency staff, establish relationships with healthcare providers, and facilitate connections between providers and individuals with dementia or their caregivers.
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The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to dementia care; establishes a dementia care coordinator in the state office for the aging to manage the work of dementia care navigators; requires each area agency to employ a dementia care navigator; sets forth the duties of the dementia care coordinator and dementia care navigators.
Last Action
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
5/14/2024