Senate Bill S1179

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires medical assistance to be provided to victims of domestic violence to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1179 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3335
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1380, A1476
2013-2014: S1274, A715
2015-2016: S2421, A1264
2017-2018: S4792, S7017, A4848
2019-2020: S1050, A2803
2021-2022: S55, A3696
2023-2024: A1138

2009-S1179 - Summary

Requires medical assistance be provided to victims of domestic violence, as defined in section 459-a of this chapter, to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident.

2009-S1179 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1179 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1179                                                  A. 3335

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. PERKINS, ADAMS, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  HUNTLEY,  C. JOHNSON,  KRUEGER,  PARKER,   SAMPSON,
  SMITH,  STAVISKY, THOMPSON, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, KELLNER --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by -- M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  providing
  medical  assistance  to  needy  persons  for the care and treatment of
  scarring resulting from domestic abuse

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 365-a of the social services law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
  (F) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE PHYSICIAN SERVICES AND ANY SURGI-
CAL SERVICES, INCLUDING PLASTIC SURGERY, THAT ARE NECESSARY TO CARE  FOR
AND  TREAT  ANY  SCARRING OR SCAR TISSUE THAT FORMED AS THE RESULT OF AN
INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the  commissioner  of
health  shall  establish rules for acceptable forms of proof of an inci-
dent of domestic violence.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05465-01-9

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2009-S1179A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3335
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1380, A1476
2013-2014: S1274, A715
2015-2016: S2421, A1264
2017-2018: S4792, S7017, A4848
2019-2020: S1050, A2803
2021-2022: S55, A3696
2023-2024: A1138

2009-S1179A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires medical assistance be provided to victims of domestic violence, as defined in section 459-a of this chapter, to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident.

2009-S1179A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1179A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1179--A                                            A. 3335--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. PERKINS, ADAMS, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  HUNTLEY,  C. JOHNSON,  KRUEGER,  PARKER,   SAMPSON,
  SMITH,  STAVISKY, THOMPSON, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Social  Services
  --  recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged and said bill  committed
  to  the  Committee on Health -- reported favorably from said committee
  and committed to the Committee on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, KELLNER --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by -- M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on  Chil-
  dren  and  Families  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to providing
  medical assistance to needy persons for  the  care  and  treatment  of
  scarring resulting from domestic abuse

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
  (F) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE PHYSICIAN SERVICES AND ANY SURGI-
CAL  SERVICES, INCLUDING PLASTIC SURGERY, THAT ARE NECESSARY TO CARE FOR
AND TREAT ANY SCARRING OR SCAR TISSUE THAT FORMED AS THE  RESULT  OF  AN
INCIDENT  OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-
NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the  commissioner  of
health  shall  establish rules for acceptable forms of proof of an inci-
dent of domestic violence.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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