NY A05948

Shifts the determination of whether an incarcerated individual is "physically or cognitively incapable of presenting a danger to society" from the Department of Corrections commissioner to the Parole Board, which must make an independent assessment

Changes the commissioner's certification standard to focus on whether the individual is "severely restricted in their ability to self-ambulate or to perform significant normal activities of daily living" rather than danger to society

Requires the Parole Board to issue a release determination within 30 days of receiving certification from the commissioner

Changes the threshold language from "any danger" to "a danger" to society throughout the medical parole statutes for both terminal and non-terminal conditions

Updates statutory references from "Department of Correctional Services" to "Department of Corrections and Community Supervision" and replaces gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language