New York A 10608: Relates to subcontracted facilitators of the statewide fiscal intermediary

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A10608 Summary:

BILL NOA10608 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09320

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRTaylor, Lupardo, Eachus, Bronson, Jacobson, Kay, Simon, Kelles, Brabenec

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §365-f, Soc Serv L

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Relates to subcontracted facilitators of the statewide fiscal intermediary.

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BILL NOA10608 

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03/13/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10608

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 13, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to subcontracted
 facilitators of the statewide fiscal intermediary

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii-b) and (ii-c) of paragraph (a) of subdi-
 2 vision 4-a of section 365-f of the social services law, as added by
 3 section 1 of part HH of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, are amended and
 4 a new subparagraph (ii-d) is added to read as follows:
 5 (ii-b) (A) For the purposes of this section, "subcontracted facilita-
 6 tors" are community-based organizations who provide delegated fiscal
 7 intermediary services that assist consumers to enroll with the statewide
 8 fiscal intermediary and also provide ongoing customer service and
 9 assistance with their responsibility as joint employers. Subcontracted
 10 facilitators shall provide disability and culturally competent support
 11 to consumers who rely on the program to live independently.
 12 (B) For purposes of this section, "delegated fiscal intermediary
 13 services" are defined as fiscal intermediary services as set forth in
 14 subparagraph (ii) of this subdivision that the statewide fiscal interme-
 15 diary includes in a subcontract with any subcontracted facilitator and
 16 which shall include services designed to meet the needs of consumers of
 17 the program, including, but not limited to, assisting consumers with
 18 navigation of the program by providing individual consumer assistance
 19 and support as needed, consumer peer support, and education and training
 20 to consumers on their duties under the program.
 21 (C) The statewide fiscal intermediary shall subcontract to facilitate
 22 the delivery of delegated fiscal intermediary services to [an] any enti-
 23 ty that is a service center for independent living under section one
 24 thousand one hundred twenty-one of the education law that has been
 25 providing fiscal intermediary services since January first, two thousand
 26 twenty-four or earlier. The statewide fiscal intermediary shall further
 27 subcontract to facilitate the delivery of fiscal intermediary services
 28 with at least one entity per rate setting region that has a proven

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15018-03-6

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 1 record of delivering services to individuals with disabilities and the
 2 senior population, and has been providing fiscal intermediary services
 3 since January first, two thousand twelve; provided that such [subcon-
 4 tractor] subcontracted facilitator shall be required to provide any
 5 delegated fiscal intermediary services with cultural and linguistic
 6 competency specific to the population of consumers and those of the
 7 available workforce, and shall comply with the requirements for regis-
 8 tration as a fiscal intermediary set forth in subdivision four-a-one of
 9 this section. [For purposes of this section, "delegated fiscal interme-
 10 diary services" are defined as fiscal intermediary services as set forth
 11 in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of this subdivision that the
 12 statewide fiscal intermediary includes in a subcontract and which shall
 13 include services designed to meet the needs of consumers of the program,
 14 which may include assisting consumers with navigation of the program by
 15 providing individual consumer assistance and support as needed, consumer
 16 peer support, and education and training to consumers on