STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4948 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the state office for the aging to include reports on older adults who are primary care- givers or guardians of minors and on substance use disorders among older adults in such office's annual reports to the governor and legislature The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 213 of the elder law is amended by 2 adding two new paragraphs (l) and (m) to read as follows: 3 (l) A report on the number of older adults who are primary caregivers 4 or guardians of minors including prevalence by age range, circumstances 5 that lead to older adults becoming primary caregivers or guardians to 6 minors, an analysis of what services are available through the office 7 and other state agencies to assist these older adult primary caregivers 8 and guardians, and recommendations regarding support for older adults 9 who are primary caregivers or guardians for minor children. 10 (m) A report on substance use disorders among older adults including 11 prevalence of substance use disorders, what programs and services are 12 available from or in conjunction with the office, an analysis of what 13 services are needed to assist older adults dealing with substance use 14 disorders, and recommendations regarding how the office can assist and 15 participate in efforts to assist older adults dealing with substance use 16 disorders. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09695-01-9