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NY A00393

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Simcha Eichenstein

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP) to allow spouses, designated representatives, or persons legally responsible for an eligible individual's care to serve as personal assistants when they are the only persons responsible for that individual's care and support

  • Current law prohibits spouses, designated representatives, and legally responsible persons from serving as personal assistants for eligible individuals under CDPAP

  • Other adult relatives may still serve as personal assistants if services are consistent with the care plan and costs do not exceed those of non-relative personal assistants

  • Updates gendered language ("his or her") to gender-neutral terminology ("the individual's") throughout the relevant statute

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Allows a person legally responsible for an eligible individual's care and support, an eligible individual's spouse or designated representative to be a personal assistant in a consumer directed personal assistance program where such person is the sole person responsible for the eligible individual's care and support.

Last Action

referred to health

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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