Relates to recommendations of the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1016
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to recommendations of
   the  traumatic  brain  injury  services  coordinating  council; and to
   repeal a chapter of the laws of 2024  directing  the  commissioner  of
   health  and  the  commissioner  of the office for people with develop-
   mental disabilities to conduct a study of the delivery of services  to
   individuals  with  traumatic  brain injury, as proposed in legislative
   bills numbers S. 1478 and A.  7215
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A chapter of the laws of 2024 directing the commissioner of
 health  and the commissioner of the office for people with developmental
 disabilities to conduct a study of the delivery of services to  individ-
 uals  with  traumatic  brain  injury,  as  proposed in legislative bills
 numbers S. 1478 and A. 7215, is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 2744 of the public health law, as  added
 by chapter 196 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  (A)  The council shall be charged with recommending to the depart-
 ment long range objectives, goals and priorities. It shall also  provide
 advice on the planning, coordination and development of needed services.
 IN MAKING SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER:
   (I)  THE  AVAILABILITY  AND  ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS
 DIAGNOSED WITH TRAUMATIC  BRAIN  INJURY,  THE  COST  OF  RECEIVING  SUCH
 SERVICES, AND ANY DISPARITIES THAT MAY EXIST IN THE REGIONAL AVAILABILI-
 TY OF SERVICES;
   (II)  EMERGING  TRENDS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, INCLUDING CHANGES IN
 INCIDENCES, CHANGES IN THE NEEDS OF  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  TRAUMATIC  BRAIN
 INJURY,  AND  ASSESS  THE TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDERS RECEIVE RELATING TO
 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (III) THE DIFFERENCE IN SERVICES AVAILABILITY AND OUTCOMES  FOR  INDI-
 VIDUALS THAT MAY BE ENROLLED IN ANY MEDICAID WAIVER; AND
   (IV) THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES THAT PROVIDE INDI-
 VIDUALS  WITH  TRAUMATIC  BRAIN  INJURY OFFICIAL APPROVALS OR DENIALS OF
 SERVICE.
   (B) THE COUNCIL SHALL POST THE RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE ON OR
 BEFORE ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND ANNU-
 ALLY THEREAFTER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a  chapter of the laws of 2024 directing the commissioner of
 health and the commissioner of the office for people with  developmental
 disabilities  to conduct a study of the delivery of services to individ-
 uals with traumatic brain  injury,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
 numbers S.  1478 and A. 7215, takes effect.