New York A 8288: Establishes certification and attestation for care managers employed by care coordination organizations

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A08288 Summary:

BILL NOA08288A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06153-A

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SPONSORSeawright

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COSPNSRSantabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13.23, Ment Hyg L

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Enacts "Ella's law"; requires care managers employed by or under contract with a care coordination organization to provide care management services to an individual unless such care manager has completed all training requirements.

Go to top A08288 Actions:

BILL NOA08288A

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05/09/2025referred to people with disabilities

01/07/2026referred to people with disabilities

05/07/2026amend (t) and recommit to people with disabilities

05/07/2026print number 8288a

05/12/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA08288 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Chair:Santabarbara 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:8/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

McMahonAyeSempolinskiAye

AndersonAye

BurdickExcused

ZinermanAye

CarrollAye

PowersAye

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08288 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8288--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on People with Disabilities -- recommitted to the
 Committee on People with Disabilities in accordance with Assembly Rule
 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing
 certification and attestation for care managers employed by care coor-
 dination organizations

 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 "Ella's law".
 3 § 2. Section 13.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
 4 new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
 5 (d) 1. No care manager employed by or under contract with a care coor-
 6 dination organization shall provide care management services to an indi-
 7 vidual unless such care manager has completed all training requirements
 8 applicable to their position, consistent with standards established by
 9 the office and the department of health.
 10 2. Each care coordination organization shall certify, in a form and
 11 manner prescribed by the office, that each care manager has completed
 12 all required training prior to assignment to any individual.
 13 3. Each care coordination organization shall maintain documentation
 14 sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this subdivision, including
 15 but not limited to records of training completion for each care manager,
 16 and shall make such documentation available to the office upon request.
 17 4. The office, in consultation with the department of health, may
 18 promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions
 19 of this subdivision, including but not limited to standards for certif-
 20 ication, documentation, and compliance.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02939-02-6

 A. 8288--A 2

 1 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 2 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 3 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 4 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 5 completed on or before such effective date.

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