Legislative Position Memos
Browse through LeadingAge New York's memos of support and opposition.
Feel free to download these memos and send them to your lawmakers throughout the course of the legislative session!
For more information on these bills, please contact Sarah Daly or Jeff Diamond.
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Legislative Position Memos
A.5616 (Weinstein)/S.4486 (Carlucci) This bill would establish a cause of action by residents of adult care facilities to petition for appointment of a temporary operator. LeadingAge NY opposes this legislation.
- May 6, 2019
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Legislative Position Memos
S.4805 (Ranzenhofer) This bill would ensure that individuals with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) living in urban, underserved, or rural areas receive the support and services they need. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.
- March 26, 2019
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Legislative Position Memos
A.4720 (Englebright) This bill would require all Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) to have Automated Electronic Defibrillators (AEDs) and have at all times at least one employee or volunteer with a valid certification of completion of a course to operate the AED and perform CPR. LeadingAge NY opposes this legislation.
- February 7, 2019
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Legislative Position Memos
A.8193 (Schimminger)/S.1803-A (Rivera) This legislation would modify Articles 46 and 46-A of the Public Health Law in a way that would eliminate various barriers to the development, expansion, and efficient operation of Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) in New York State while preserving vitally important resident protections. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.
- January 17, 2019
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Legislative Position Memos
A.5689 (Titus)/S.1211 (Ritchie) This bill would increase the monthly personal needs allowance to those residents of residential health care facilities receiving or eligible to receive additional state payments. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.
- January 14, 2019
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Legislative Position Memos
A.8470 (Paulin)/S.7800 (Rivera) LeadingAge New York strongly opposes this legislation which would repeal and replace section 4403-f of the public health law to eliminate the current MLTC program and replace it with fee-for-service (FFS) models.
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