New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11585: Directs the director of the office of the aging to establish a caregiver crisis hotline
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Directs the director of the office of the aging to establish a caregiver crisis hotline to provide emotional support resources for informal caregivers of a person in need of assistance.
What the bill says
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a caregiver crisis hotline.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a caregiver crisis hotline THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 206-a to read as follows: § 206-A. CAREGIVER CRISIS HOTLINE. 1. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH, SHALL ESTABLISH A CAREGIVER CRISIS HOTLINE TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS OF A PERSON IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 2. SUCH CRISIS HOTLINE SHALL BE A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AVAILABLE STATEWIDE, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND SHALL PROVIDE A LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE LINE TO ASSIST LIMITED AND NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "INFORMAL CAREGIVER" SHALL MEAN THE FAMILY MEMBER OR OTHER NATURAL PERSON WHO NORMALLY PROVIDES THE DAILY CARE OR SUPERVISION OF A PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER OR OTHER NATURAL PERSON WHO CONTRIBUTES TO AND IS INVOLVED IN THE CARETAKING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUCH PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION. SUCH INFORMAL CAREGIVER MAY, BUT NEED NOT, RESIDE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AS THE PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION. (B) "PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TO THEIR DAILY NEEDS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE …
Sponsors
- Steve Stern (D, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO AGING
Subjects: Elder Law
Common questions
- What is A11585?
- A11585 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Directs the director of the office of the aging to establish a caregiver crisis hotline.
- What does A11585 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a caregiver crisis hotline.
- What is the status of A11585?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO AGING (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11585?
- Steve Stern (D, 10).
- Where is the official record for A11585?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11585
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