Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 24, 2011 |
referred to children and families |
Assembly Bill A3222
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2011-A3222 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A3222 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care; requires that home health care agencies providing services to children in foster care provide a monthly report on the status of the child to the referring physician, the authorized foster care agency, and the foster parent.
2011-A3222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3222 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law and the public health law, in relation to the medical evaluation of children placed in foster care THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 383-d to read as follows: S 383-D. HOME CARE EVALUATIONS FOR FOSTER CARE CHILDREN. 1. UPON THE COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CHILD, OR UPON A WAIVER OF SUCH EXAMINATION BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, THE FOSTER CARE WORKER ASSIGNED TO THE CHILD SHALL ASSIST THE FOSTER CARE PARENT IN ACQUIRING ANY SERVICES DEEMED MEDICALLY NECESSARY FOR THE CHILD. 2. THE FOSTER PARENT MUST CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES FOR THE FOSTER CARE CHILD UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE AUTHORIZED AGENCY, EXAMINING PHYSICIAN, CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY, OR LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCY DETERMINES THAT SUCH SERVICES ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3620-a to read as follows: S 3620-A. HOME CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN PLACED IN FOSTER CARE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY" SHALL INCLUDE BOTH A CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY AND A LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCY. 2. WHENEVER A HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY PERFORMS AN ASSESSMENT OF A CHILD TO BE PLACED IN FOSTER CARE, THE AGENCY MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF SUCH ASSESSMENT TO THE REFERRING PHYSICIAN, THE AUTHORIZED FOSTER CARE AGENCY, AND THE FOSTER PARENT. 3. WHENEVER A HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY PROVIDES SERVICES TO A CHILD WHO IS IN FOSTER CARE, SUCH AGENCY MUST PROVIDE A MONTHLY REPORT ON THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08136-01-1
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