New York A 1845: Relates to informal caregiver training

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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1845
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- 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 [ ]. The director shallto frail and disabled persons
12 also make available and encourage the utilization of such training
13 programs in consultation with the commissioner ofof the department
14 health, the commissioner of the office of children and family services,
15 the commissioner of mental health, and the commissioner ofthe office 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 [ ] daily care or supervision [ ]the of a frail or disabled person
20 , or any family member or other naturalof a person in need of assistance
21 person who contributes to and is involved in [ ] caretaking responsi-the
22 bilities [ ] for such frail or disabled person for a person in need of
23 . Such informal caregiver may assistance provide care for a person in
24 , but need not[ ] reside in the same household as theneed of assistance ,
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 [ ] personfrail or disabled , 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 [ ] persons frail and disabled in
20 and [ ] caregivers.need of assistance their informal
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 duties of the director pursuant to this section shall
25 include, but not be limited to:
26 (1) developing and [ ] available or [ ] amake making approve approving
27 curriculum for informal caregiver training which considers and is easily
28 adapted to an array of personal needs and disabilities, and which is
29 sensitive to ethnic and community characteristics;
30 (2) providing technical assistance and training to appropriate organ-
31 izations and groups, including caregiver resource centers and caregiver
32 networks, which, in turn, shall provide training and assistance to
33 informal caregivers; [ ]and
34 (3) providing grants to appropriate organizations and groups, includ-
35 ing caregiver resource centers and caregiver networks, to develop and
36 make available approved curricula for informal caregiver training as
37 well as disseminate information regarding the curriculum[ ]. ; and
38 (4) [ ] guidelines for local area agencies on agingdevelop developing
39 in order to provide the following:
40 (i) information and assistance regarding gaining access to available
41 services to assist informal caregivers;
42 (ii) resource referrals for informal caregivers regarding decision-
43 making on behalf of the individual receiving care; and
44 (iii) counseling referrals for informal caregivers.
45 (