S 6153 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes certification and attestation for care managers employed by care coordination organizations

Summary
Enacts "Ella's law"; requires care managers employed by or under contract with a care coordination organization to provide care management services to an individual unless such care manager has completed all training requirements.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action May 15, 2026
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What changed between versions

S6153 S6153A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to shift its focus from establishing a general training program to requiring formal certification and attestation for care managers. This change strengthens accountability by mandating that organizations verify training completion before assigning staff to clients and by requiring them to maintain and provide documentation of compliance.
Scope change
The scope changed from a general mandate for training to a specific requirement for certification, attestation, and record-keeping regarding that training.
REQUIREMENT

Replaced the requirement for a 'comprehensive training program' with a mandate that care managers must be certified and attested as having completed all applicable training before providing services.

Authorized the office to promulgate specific rules and regulations defining standards for certification, documentation, and compliance.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new requirements for care coordination organizations to certify training completion in a prescribed form and to maintain documentation proving compliance, which must be available to the office upon request.

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May 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6153A
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May 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO DISABILITIES
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
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Mar 5, 2025
Committee
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James Skoufis
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