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NY A08982
Bill
Status
8/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jodi Giglio
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AI Summary
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Amends the mental hygiene law to require residential transition conferences whenever a person with developmental disabilities transfers between residential programs operated by covered operators (entities with operating certificates, approved organizations, or office-funded programs providing residential services)
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Mandates attendance at transition conferences by both the current and receiving covered operators, the person with developmental disabilities (unless contraindicated for health/safety), their family (unless the person objects), guardian or legal representative, and care manager
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Establishes the conference purpose as reviewing and discussing the individual's life plan, which documents their goals, habilitation needs, strengths, preferences, clinical and support needs, services, providers, and safeguards
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Requires both covered operators to complete and sign a commissioner-promulgated form summarizing the conference, transmit it to the office, and provide copies to the individual, their legal representative, and both operators for retention in records
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for rulemaking to implement the act
Legislative Description
Requires a residential transition conference when a person with developmental disabilities transfers from one program run by a covered operator to another program run by a covered operator; defines terms; specifies certain persons who shall attend such conference; requires covered operators to complete a form summarizing such conference and to file the form with the office for people with developmental disabilities.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
1/20/2026