New York Assembly Bill A07766 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7766 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON, OTIS, CUNNINGHAM, HEVESI, DAVILA, BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori- ties and Commissions 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. LBD01120-01-5