New York S 4873: Requires an independent firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services

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S04873 Summary:

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Requires the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to work with an independent firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services.

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BILL NOS04873 

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02/13/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4873

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities

 AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of the office for
 people with developmental disabilities to work with an independent
 firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the number of New York
 state residents in need of disability services and the office for
 people with developmental disabilities' eligibility criteria and
 determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed profes-
 sional and distribution of services

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

 1 Section 1. 1. The commissioner of the office for people with develop-
 2 mental disabilities shall work with an independent firm to allow such
 3 firm to conduct a comprehensive study analyzing the office for people
 4 with developmental disabilities, the number of New York state residents
 5 in need of disability services and the effectiveness of using the adap-
 6 tive behavior assessment system to determine eligibility for services
 7 and submit a report to the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader
 8 of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the minority
 9 leader of the senate and the governor's office of employee relations,
 10 and make publicly available on the office's website no later than one
 11 year after the effective date of this section.
 12 2. (a) Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
 13 (i) the number of persons with a developmental disability in New York
 14 state who qualified for services through the office for people with
 15 developmental disabilities within the last five years;
 16 (ii) the number of persons with a developmental disability who have
 17 applied for services and were deemed ineligible through the office for
 18 people with developmental disabilities within the last five years;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06705-01-5

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 1 (iii) the number of persons with a developmental disability for whom
 2 the adaptive behavior assessment system determined their eligibility for
 3 services within the last five years;
 4 (iv) the number of persons with a developmental disability for whom
 5 the adaptive behavior assessment system determined their ineligibility
 6 for services from the office for people with developmental disabilities
 7 due to scoring above the threshold of eligibility within the last five
 8 years and who completed the office for people with developmental disa-
 9 bilities' appeal process after being deemed ineligible;
 10 (v) the number of persons with a developmental disability who appealed
 11 their ineligibility determination and ultimately received services from
 12 the office for people with developmental disabilities;
 13 (vi) an analysis of eligibility requirements, services determination
 14 process, and any other processes deemed necessary for review within the
 15 scope of such report; and
 16 (vii) recommendations based on the findings from the report as to
 17 whether the state can take additional action to ensure those in need of
 18 services provided by the office for people with developmental disabili-
 19 ties are deemed eligible.
 20 (b) The independent firm shall separate their findings in such report
 21 regionally to assist in targeting the areas t