New York A 8584: Relates to a cost of living adjustment for human services programs

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A08584 Summary:

BILL NOA08584 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00377

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSRGallagher, Griffin, Steck, Giglio, Shrestha, Cunningham, Santabarbara, Colton, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes an annual cost of living adjustment for human services programs indexed to inflation.

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BILL NOA08584 

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05/21/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8584

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT relating to establishing an annual cost of living adjustment for
 designated human services programs

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

 1 Section 1. 1. Subject to available appropriations and approval of the
 2 director of the budget, the commissioners of the office of mental
 3 health, office for people with developmental disabilities, office of
 4 addiction services and supports, office of temporary and disability
 5 assistance, office of children and family services, and the state office
 6 for the aging shall establish an annual cost of living adjustment
 7 (COLA), effective beginning April 1, 2025, for projecting for the
 8 effects of inflation upon rates of payments, contracts, or any other
 9 form of reimbursement for the programs and services listed in paragraphs
 10 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of subdivision four of this
 11 section. The COLA established herein shall be applied to the appropri-
 12 ate portion of reimbursable costs or contract amounts. Where appropri-
 13 ate, transfers to the department of health (DOH) shall be made as
 14 reimbursement for the state share of medical assistance.
 15 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, subject to the
 16 approval of the director of the budget and available appropriations
 17 therefore, for state fiscal years beginning April 1, 2025 and thereaft-
 18 er, the commissioners shall provide funding to support an annual cost of
 19 living adjustment under this section in an amount equal to the consumer
 20 price index - urban (CPI-U) from the previous July, published by the
 21 bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, for all
 22 eligible programs and services as determined pursuant to subdivision
 23 four of this section.
 24 3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, and as approved
 25 by the director of the budget, the annual cost of living adjustment

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01186-01-5

 A. 8584 2

 1 (COLA) established in subdivision two of this section shall be inclusive
 2 of all other cost of living type increases, inflation factors, or trend
 3 factors that are newly applied effective April first of each such state
 4 fiscal year. Except for the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA)
 5 established in subdivision two of this section, the commissioners shall
 6 not apply any other new cost of living adjustments for the purpose of
 7 establishing rates of payments, contracts or any other form of
 8 reimbursement.
 9 4. Eligible programs and services. (i) Programs and services funded,
 10 licensed, or certified by the office of mental health (OMH) eligible for
 11 the cost of living adjustment established in subdivision two of this
 12 section, pending federal approval where applicable, include: office of
 13 mental health licensed outpatient programs, pursuant to parts 587 and
 14 599 of title 14 CRR-NY of the office of mental health regulations
 15 including clinic, continuing day treatment, day treatment, intensive
 16 outpatient programs and partial hospitalization; outreach; crisis resi-
 17 dence; crisis stabilization, crisis/respite beds; mobile crisis, part
 18 590 comprehensive psychiatric emergency program services; crisis inter-
 19 vention; home based crisis intervention; family care; supported single
 20 room occupancy; support