New York A 674: Relates to the duration of certain tests

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A00674 Summary:

BILL NOA00674 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §33.29, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes the office of the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsperson program for the purpose of assisting individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to ensure that they receive coverage from managed care organizations that is appropriate in meeting their individual service needs; uses a request for proposal process to determine who shall be responsible for such program.

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BILL NOA00674 

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01/08/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 674

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment
 of the independent intellectual and developmental disability ombud-
 sperson program

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 33.29 to read as follows:
 3 § 33.29 Independent intellectual and developmental disability ombudsper-
 4 son program.
 5 (a) There is hereby established the office of the independent intel-
 6 lectual and developmental disability ombudsperson program that will be
 7 operated or selected by the office for people with developmental disa-
 8 bilities for the purpose of assisting individuals with an intellectual
 9 or developmental disability to ensure that they receive coverage from
 10 managed care organizations that is appropriate in meeting their individ-
 11 ual service needs.
 12 (b) Such ombudsperson will identify, investigate, refer and resolve
 13 complaints that are made by, or on behalf of, consumers relative to
 14 coverage under a managed care organization and access to initial and
 15 continuing intellectual and developmental disability services and
 16 supports; and accept, investigate, refer and help to resolve complaints
 17 that are made by or on behalf of consumers or by providers relative to
 18 network adequacy for access to intellectual and developmental disability
 19 services and supports.
 20 (c) Notwithstanding sections one hundred twelve and one hundred
 21 sixty-three of the state finance law and section one hundred forty-two
 22 of the economic development law, or any other inconsistent provision of
 23 law, funds available for expenditure pursuant to this section for the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02185-01-5

 A. 674 2

 1 establishment of an ombudsperson program for intellectual and develop-
 2 mental disability, may be allocated and distributed by the commissioner
 3 of the office for people with developmental disabilities, subject to the
 4 approval of the director of the budget, but only after the commissioner
 5 of the office for people with developmental disabilities holds a request
 6 for proposal process for the establishment of an ombudsperson program
 7 for intellectual and developmental disability. The commissioner of the
 8 office for people with developmental disabilities shall consider all
 9 competitive proposals submitted through such request for proposal proc-
 10 ess and shall determine, based on such commissioner's discretion, which
 11 proposal submitted is most competitive for the establishment of an
 12 ombudsperson program for intellectual and developmental disability.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 14 it shall have become a law.

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