Assembly Bill A4953

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a statewide toll-free elderly abuse hotline for purposes of reporting of endangering adults

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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-A4953 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4349
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง473-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5400, S3286
2013-2014: A2207

2009-A4953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the social services department to establish, operate and maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number for the purpose of receiving telephone calls alleging abuse or maltreatment of elderly persons for purposes of reporting of endangering adults.

2009-A4953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4953

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  V. LOPEZ,  ABBATE, TOWNS, CLARK, DINOWITZ --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
  statewide toll-free elderly abuse hotline for purposes of reporting of
  endangered adults

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

  Section  1.  The  opening  paragraph  of  section  473-b of the social
services law, as added by chapter 523 of the laws of 1984, is amended to
read as follows:
  1. THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A SINGLE STATEWIDE
TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TELEPHONE  CALLS
ALLEGING  ABUSE  OR MALTREATMENT OF AN ELDERLY PERSON, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ABUSE, NEGLECT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AS DEFINED  IN  THIS
ARTICLE.
  2.  Any person who in good faith believes that a person eighteen years
of age or older may be an endangered adult or in need of  protective  or
other  services, pursuant to this article, and who, based on such belief
either:
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law, except that any rules and regulations neces-
sary for the timely implementation of this act  on  its  effective  date
shall be promulgated on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06480-01-9

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