New York A 3603: Relates to informal caregiver training

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A03603 Summary:

BILL NOA03603 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00903

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SPONSORSeawright

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Schiavoni, Reyes, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §206, Eld L

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Relates to informal caregiver training; defines "person in need of assistance"; expands who may serve as an "informal caregiver".

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BILL NOA03603 

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01/29/2025referred to aging

01/07/2026referred to aging

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3603

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to informal caregiver train-
 ing

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

 1 Section 1. Section 206 of the elder law, subdivision 1 as amended by
 2 chapter 672 of the laws of 2019, subparagraph 4 of paragraph (a) of
 3 subdivision 3 as added by chapter 269 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 206. Informal caregiver training. 1. The director is hereby author-
 6 ized and directed, to the extent appropriations are available therefor,
 7 to develop, establish and operate training and technical assistance
 8 programs, including caregiver resource centers, caregiver networks, and
 9 other support activities, for informal caregivers throughout the state
 10 for the purposes of assisting such caregivers and improving the quality
 11 of care provided [to frail and disabled persons]. The director shall
 12 also make available and encourage the utilization of such training
 13 programs in consultation with the commissioner of the department of
 14 health, the commissioner of the office of children and family services,
 15 the commissioner of the office of mental health, and the commissioner of
 16 the office for people with developmental disabilities.
 17 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (a) "Informal care-
 18 giver" shall mean the family member or other natural person who normally
 19 provides [the] daily care or supervision [of a frail or disabled person]
 20 of a person in need of assistance, or any family member or other natural
 21 person who contributes to and is involved in [the] caretaking responsi-
 22 bilities [for such frail or disabled person] for a person in need of
 23 assistance. Such informal caregiver may provide care for a person in
 24 need of assistance, but need not[,] reside in the same household as the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00189-01-5

 A. 3603 2

 1 [frail or disabled] person, or may be an older adult providing care to a
 2 minor relative in their home.
 3 (b) ["Frail or disabled person" shall mean any person who is unable to
 4 attend to his or her daily needs without the assistance or regular
 5 supervision of an informal caregiver due to mental or physical impair-
 6 ment. Such definition shall not exclude persons under eighteen years of
 7 age who suffer from mental or physical impairment.] "Person in need of
 8 assistance" shall mean any person who requires assistance with one or
 9 more activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily
 10 living.
 11 (c) "Program" shall mean the program of informal caregiver training
 12 and technical assistance established by this section.
 13 (d) "Caregiver resource center" shall mean a project funded pursuant
 14 to this section which provides services and activities which are respon-
 15 sive to the needs and contracts of informal caregivers in regard to
 16 their caregiving responsibilities.
 17 (e) "Caregiver networks" shall mean local coalitions which develop,
 18 coordinate, and implement action plans to identify and mobilize
 19 resources to address the unmet needs of [frail and disabled] persons in
 20 need of assistance and [their] informal caregivers.
 21 (f) "Older adult" shall mean any person aged sixty years of age or
 22 older.
 23 (g) "Minor" shall mean a person seventeen years of age or younger.
 24 3. (a) The du