New York Assembly Bill A02723 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2723--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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. LBD07426-02-3