Bill Text: NY S09476 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 9476

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to paratransit services; directs that an applicant for recertification submit correspondence from a licensed physician in lieu of an in-person assessment.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-15 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S09476 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09476-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9476

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sens. COONEY, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CLEARE, GALLIVAN,
          GOUNARDES, HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  MANNION,  MARTINEZ,  MAY,  MYRIE,
          ORTT, PALUMBO, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to paratransit
          services

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

     1    Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
     3    15-a. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  an  individual
     4  recertifying  for  paratransit  service,  shall, in lieu of an in-person
     5  assessment, submit correspondence from a licensed physician, dated with-
     6  in the preceding thirty days, indicating  that  paratransit  service  is
     7  necessary for such individual.
     8    (b) The authority shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the
     9  form  and content of the licensed physician's correspondence pursuant to
    10  paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07426-03-3