New York A 4637: Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility

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A04637 Summary:

BILL NOA04637 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04775

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SPONSORAnderson

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COSPNSRVanel, Walsh, De Los Santos, Davila

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §16.11, Ment Hyg L

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Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility under the control of the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

Go to top A04637 Actions:

BILL NOA04637 

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02/04/2025referred to mental health

03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA04637 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH Chair:Simon 
DATE:03/11/2025AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SimonAyeSempolinskiAye

SantabarbaraAyeMaherAye

JacksonAyeBrownAye

GibbsAyeBaileyAye

De Los SantosAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

Chandler-WatermAye

TapiaAye

Go to topA04637 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA04637 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4637

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON, VANEL, WALSH -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to safeguarding cash
 accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (f) of section 16.11 of the mental hygiene law
 2 is relettered subdivision (g) and a new subdivision (f) is added to read
 3 as follows:
 4 (f) The commissioner shall develop a uniform statewide policy for
 5 conducting audits for residents of article sixteen facilities for
 6 personal allowance and cash accounts. The developed policies shall
 7 include but shall not be limited to:
 8 (1) the frequency of the audits, who is responsible for conducting the
 9 audits, and how the audits shall be conducted;
 10 (2) training of appropriate staff on conducting an audit in accordance
 11 with policies and procedures and appropriate management of a resident's
 12 personal allowance or a cash account;
 13 (3) the purchase and appropriate use of gift cards by or on behalf of
 14 residents, including, but not limited to, documentation requirements by
 15 staff, in relation to including gift cards in a resident's personal
 16 expenditure plan and notification to supervisors of the purchase or
 17 delivery of a gift card to a resident; and
 18 (4) type of purchases which require receipts or documentation by the
 19 appropriate staff as well as what types of documentation are appropri-
 20 ate.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 22 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 23 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 24 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 25 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07655-01-5

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