Expands eligibility for personal assistants in consumer directed personal assistance programs to include attorney-in-fact, health care proxy, or.

New York Assembly Bill A01408 amends the social services law to expand the eligibility criteria for personal assistants in consumer directed personal assistance programs. These programs allow individuals to manage their own care services. The bill includes attorney-in-fact, health care proxy, or legal guardian as eligible personal assistants, provided the services align with the individual's care plan and do not exceed the cost of non-relative services. The bill also authorizes the commissioner of health to seek additional federal funding for these programs.

Expands eligibility for personal assistants in consumer directed personal assistance programs to include attorney-in-fact, health care proxy, or.

New York Assembly Bill A01408 amends the social services law to expand the eligibility criteria for personal assistants in consumer directed personal assistance programs. These programs allow individuals to manage their own care services. The bill includes attorney-in-fact, health care proxy, or legal guardian as eligible personal assistants, provided the services align with the individual's care plan and do not exceed the cost of non-relative services. The bill also authorizes the commissioner of health to seek additional federal funding for these programs.