New York S 1179: Enacts the "New York long term care trust act" and establishes the New York long term care trust program

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S01179 Summary:

BILL NOS01179 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01499

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SPONSORMAYER

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COSPNSRMAY, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 36-B §§3670 - 3679, Pub Health L; add §§99-ss & 8-d, St Fin L; amd §§171-a, 171-h & 674, Tax L

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Establishes the New York long term care trust program to provide long term care benefits for eligible residents who have paid the required premium contributions and are in need of assistance with at least two activities of daily living as determined by the department of health.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1179

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MAYER, MAY, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the state finance law and the tax
 law, in relation to enacting the "New York long term care trust act"
 and establishing the New York long term care trust program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York long term care trust act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 36-B to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 36-B
 6 NEW YORK LONG TERM CARE TRUST PROGRAM
 7 Section 3670. Definitions.
 8 3671. Program established.
 9 3672. Long term care trust commission.
 10 3673. Long term care trust advisory panel.
 11 3674. Qualified individuals; determination.
 12 3675. Eligible beneficiaries; determination.
 13 3676. Reimbursement for services and supports.
 14 3677. Individual premium contributions.
 15 3678. Appeals and appeal hearings.
 16 3679. Waivers.
 17 § 3670. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 18 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires
 19 otherwise:
 20 1. "Fund" means the long term care trust fund established pursuant to
 21 section ninety-nine-ss of the state finance law.
 22 2. "Approved service" means long term care services and supports
 23 including, but not limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03601-01-5

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 1 (a) adult day services, including social adult day services, enriched
 2 social adult day services, and adult day health care;
 3 (b) care transition coordination;
 4 (c) adaptive equipment and technology;
 5 (d) environmental modification;
 6 (e) personal emergency response system;
 7 (f) home safety evaluation;
 8 (g) respite services providing temporary substitute care to relieve
 9 unpaid relative or non-relative caregivers;
 10 (h) home delivered meals;
 11 (i) transportation;
 12 (j) services or supports for persons with dementia, Alzheimer's diag-
 13 nosis, or other cognitive impairments;
 14 (k) education and consultation for current or prospective caregivers;
 15 (l) care by a qualified family member;
 16 (m) professional services, including but not limited to services
 17 provided by a physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse,
 18 licensed practical nurse, or occupational, physical, or speech therapist
 19 or any other health care professional licensed under title eight of the
 20 education law acting within their scope of practice;
 21 (n) services that assist paid and unpaid relative or non-relative
 22 caregivers caring for eligible individuals, including training for
 23 informal caregivers and other individuals providing care who are not
 24 otherwise employed as long term care workers under section thirty-six
 25 hundred fourteen of this chapter;
 26 (o) home care services as defined in section thirty-six hundred two of
 27 this chapter;
 28 (p) assisted living services, including enhanced assisted living or
 29 special needs assisted living services;
 30 (q) adult care facility services;
 31 (r