Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 19, 2012 |
referred to social services delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 04, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.33 returned to assembly died in senate |
May 25, 2011 |
referred to social services delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 12, 2011 |
advanced to third reading cal.298 |
May 10, 2011 |
reported |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A595
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOTTFRIED
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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
2011-A595 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 595 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ 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 adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 of the social services law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 39 and 40 to read as follows: 39. RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE MEANS A FAMILY MEMBER OR OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED BY A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS IN THE ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENT. THE ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT SHALL BE AMENDED AT ANY TIME AT THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENT TO DESIGNATE OR CHANGE A RESIDENT REPRE- SENTATIVE. 40. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE MEANS A PERSON AUTHORIZED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTION ON BEHALF OF A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS. SUCH LEGAL REPRESEN- TATIVE MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, LEGAL COUNSEL, A COURT-AP- POINTED GUARDIAN, AN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY, AN AGENT UNDER A HEALTH CARE PROXY OR A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE, DEPENDING UPON THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN. S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 461-d of the social services law is amended by adding three new paragraphs (l), (m) and (n) to read as follows: (L) EVERY RESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FULLY INFORMED BY HIS OR HER PHYSICIAN, OR OTHER HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OF HIS OR HER MEDICAL CONDITION AND PROPOSED MEDICATION, TREATMENT AND SERVICES, UNLESS MEDICALLY CONTRAINDICATED, AND TO REFUSE MEDICATION, TREATMENT OR SERVICES AFTER BEING FULLY INFORMED OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH ACTIONS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02652-01-1
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