Assembly Actions -
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Jun 14, 2010 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 11, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.727 |
Mar 09, 2010 |
reported |
Feb 23, 2010 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 15, 2010 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A9554
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
2009-A9554 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §461-m, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A565
2013-2014: A5147
2015-2016: A3829
2017-2018: A2702
2009-A9554 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9554 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will improve the health, safety and quality of life of New York residents living in adult care facilities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill amends SSL § 461-m to include enriched housing programs among the adult care facilities that must: (1) report any death or attempted suicide of a resident to DOH within 24 hours; (2) report felonies believed to have been committed against residents to appropriate law enforcement authorities; and (3) report deaths, attempted suicides and felonies involving residents who at any time received mental hygiene services to the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD). The bill also amends the time for reporting of felonies to law enforcement, so that a report is made as soon as possible but in any event within 24 hours of when it is believed that a felony was perpetrated against a resident. Finally, the bill replaces a reference to CQCAPD's former name, and requires that reporting to CQCAPD be made within 24 hours of the event in question. JUSTIFICATION: Adult homes, enriched housing programs and residences for adults - collectively referred to as adult care facilities - are
2009-A9554 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9554 I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 461-m of the social services law, as amended by chapter 462 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 461-m. Death and felony crime reporting. The operator of an adult home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM or residence for adults shall have an affirmative duty to report any death, or attempted suicide of a resident to the department OF HEALTH within twenty-four hours of its occurrence, and shall also have an affirmative duty to report to an appropriate law enforcement authority if [it is believed that] THE OPERATOR DISCOVERS AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVES OR REASONABLY SHOULD BELIEVE WOULD CONSTITUTE a felony crime [may have been committed] against a resident of such facility as soon as possible, or in any event within [forty- eight] TWENTY-FOUR hours. In addition, the operator shall send any reports involving a resident who had at any time received services from a mental hygiene service provider to the state commission on quality of care [for the mentally disabled] AND ADVOCACY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILI- TIES WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE DEATH OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR OF THE DISCOVERY OF AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVED OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE BELIEVED TO BE A FELONY CRIME. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided however, that the commissioner of health may adopt, amend, suspend or repeal any regulations or take other actions necessary to enforce or implement the law prior to and in preparation for the taking effect of the law; provided, however, such adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of regulations shall not have legal effect until the law takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15282-02-0
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