Assembly Bill A3540

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A3540 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3865
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง31.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9619, S7006
2015-2016: S3645

2013-A3540 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to providing a medical examination whenever an allegation of abuse or neglect of a child or adult is reported.

2013-A3540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3540

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEISENBERG, GUNTHER, ARROYO, HOOPER, MONTESANO,
  SWEENEY, ABINANTI, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, BRENNAN, COOK, CROUCH, DUPREY, GOTTFRIED,  McDONOUGH,  ROBIN-
  SON,  TITONE  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Mental
  Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
  ers of services for the developmentally disabled

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

  Section  1.    Section  31.11  of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION AT A HOSPITAL, URGENT
CARE OR SIMILAR INSTITUTION WHENEVER AN ALLEGATION OF ABUSE  OR  NEGLECT
OF A CHILD OR ADULT UNDER SUCH CARE IS REPORTED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07652-01-3

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