NY State Assembly Bill 2013-A5476D

Assembly Bill A5476D

Signed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; relates to the effectiveness

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 22, 2014	signed chap.94
Jul 11, 2014	delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2014	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1664 substituted for s4926c
Jun 19, 2014	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.540 rules report cal.540 reported reported referred to rules
Jun 18, 2014	reported referred to ways and means
Jun 16, 2014	reported referred to codes
Jun 11, 2014	print number 5476d
Jun 11, 2014	amend (t) and recommit to health
Jun 02, 2014	print number 5476c
Jun 02, 2014	amend (t) and recommit to health
Jan 15, 2014	print number 5476b
Jan 15, 2014	amend and recommit to health
Jan 08, 2014	referred to health
Apr 29, 2013	print number 5476a
Apr 29, 2013	amend and recommit to health
Feb 28, 2013	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 20, 2014 - Floor Vote
  A5476D
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2014
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Espaillat

Bill Amendments

Original

D (Active)

co-Sponsors

2013-A5476 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4926
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §§2899-a & 2899, Pub Health L; amd §461-t, Soc Serv L

2013-A5476 - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5476

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public  health  law  and  social  services  law,  in
  relation  to  requiring the review of the criminal history of prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 331 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article thirty-six of this chapter; OR ANY ADULT
CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S  2.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 9 of section 2899-a of the public
health law, as amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) In the event that funds are appropriated in any given fiscal  year
for  the  reimbursement for the costs of providing such criminal history
information, reimbursement shall be made available in an  equitable  and
direct  manner for the projected cost of the fee established pursuant to
law by the division of criminal justice services for processing a crimi-
nal history information check, the fee imposed by the federal bureau  of
investigation  for  a national criminal history check, and costs associ-
ated with obtaining the fingerprints to all providers licensed, but  not
certified  under  article thirty-six of this chapter, AND ALL ADULT CARE
FACILITIES LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN  OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW,
including  those  that  are  subject  to  this article and are unable to
access direct reimbursement from  state  and/or  federal  funded  health
programs.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-01-3

A. 5476                             2

  S  3.  Section  2899-a of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13. ANY PROVIDER MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE AN ALTERNATIVE
METHOD  OF  OBTAINING  AND  REVIEWING  CRIMINAL  HISTORY  INFORMATION OF
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES. THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPROVE  SUCH  AN  ALTERNATIVE
METHOD IF IT DETERMINES, IN ITS DISCRETION, THAT SUCH ALTERNATIVE METHOD
WILL RESULT IN THE DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW OF ALL RELEVANT CRIMINAL HISTO-
RY INFORMATION OF A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE.
  S  4. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 461-t
to read as follows:
  S 461-T. REVIEW OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION CONCERNING PROSPECTIVE
DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEES. EVERY ADULT CARE FACILITY SHALL CONDUCT A  CRIMI-
NAL  HISTORY RECORD CHECK OF PROSPECTIVE DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEES UTILIZING
THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT-E OF  THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S  5.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, and  the  department  of  health  is  authorized  and
directed  to promulgate, amend and/or repeal, on an emergency basis, any
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A5476A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4926
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §§2899-a & 2899, Pub Health L; amd §461-t, Soc Serv L

2013-A5476A - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5476--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CYMBROWITZ, HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY --
  read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law and social services law, in
  relation to requiring the review of the criminal history  of  prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  331  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article thirty-six of this chapter; OR ANY ADULT
CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 2899-a  of  the  public
health law, as amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a)  In the event that funds are appropriated in any given fiscal year
for the reimbursement for the costs of providing such  criminal  history
information,  reimbursement  shall be made available in an equitable and
direct manner for the projected cost of the fee established pursuant  to
law by the division of criminal justice services for processing a crimi-
nal  history information check, the fee imposed by the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal history check, and  costs  associ-
ated  with obtaining the fingerprints to all providers licensed, but not
certified under article thirty-six of this chapter, AND ALL  ADULT  CARE
FACILITIES  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,
including those that are subject to  this  article  and  are  unable  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-02-3

A. 5476--A                          2

access  direct  reimbursement  from  state  and/or federal funded health
programs.
  S  3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 461-t
to read as follows:
  S 461-T. REVIEW OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION CONCERNING PROSPECTIVE
DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEES. EVERY ADULT CARE FACILITY SHALL CONDUCT A  CRIMI-
NAL  HISTORY RECORD CHECK OF PROSPECTIVE DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEES UTILIZING
THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT-E OF  THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect on January 1, 2014. Effective imme-
diately, the department of health is authorized and directed to  promul-
gate,  amend  and/or  repeal, on an emergency basis, any rules and regu-
lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A5476B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4926
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §§2899-a & 2899, Pub Health L; amd §461-t, Soc Serv L

2013-A5476B - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476B - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5476--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  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  public  health  law and social services law, in
  relation to requiring the review of the criminal history  of  prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the public health law,  as
amended  by  chapter  331  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article thirty-six of this chapter; OR ANY ADULT
CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 2899-a  of  the  public
health law, as amended by chapter 331 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a)  In the event that funds are appropriated in any given fiscal year
for the reimbursement for the costs of providing such  criminal  history
information,  reimbursement  shall be made available in an equitable and
direct manner for the projected cost of the fee established pursuant  to
law by the division of criminal justice services for processing a crimi-
nal  history information check, the fee imposed by the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal history check, and  costs  associ-
ated  with obtaining the fingerprints to all providers licensed, but not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-05-4

A. 5476--B                          2

certified under article thirty-six of this chapter, AND ALL  ADULT  CARE
FACILITIES  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,
including those that are subject to  this  article  and  are  unable  to
access  direct  reimbursement  from  state  and/or federal funded health
programs.
  S 3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  461-t
to read as follows:
  S 461-T. REVIEW OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION CONCERNING PROSPECTIVE
DIRECT  CARE EMPLOYEES. EVERY ADULT CARE FACILITY SHALL CONDUCT A CRIMI-
NAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK OF PROSPECTIVE DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEES  UTILIZING
THE  PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT-E OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect the first of January  next  succeeding
the  date  on  which it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately,
the department of health is authorized and directed to promulgate, amend
and/or repeal, on an emergency basis, any rules and  regulations  neces-
sary to implement the provisions of this act.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A5476C - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4926
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §§2899-a & 2899, Pub Health L; amd §461-t, Soc Serv L

2013-A5476C - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476C - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5476--C

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend section 38 of part A of the chapter 60 of the laws of
  2014 amending the public health law, relating to  adult  care  facili-
  ties,  in  relation  to  the  effectiveness  thereof; and to amend the
  public health law, in relation to criminal history checks of  prospec-
  tive employees of adult care facilities

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

  Section 1. Section 38 of part A of chapter 60  of  the  laws  of  2014
amending  the  public  health  law  relating to adult care facilities is
amended to read as follows:
  S 38. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, AND TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
ACT  SHALL  TAKE  EFFECT  JANUARY  1,  2015; provided, however, that the
amendments to subdivisions 1 and  2  of  section  461-k  of  the  social
services law made by section thirty-one of this act shall not affect the
expiration  of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith; and
provided, further, that the amendments made to paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion 18-a of section 206 of  the  public  health  law  made  by  section
sixteen  of  this  act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph
and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-06-4

A. 5476--C                          2

  S 2. Subdivision 10 of section 2899-a of the  public  health  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  331  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  10.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  eleven  of  section  eight  hundred
forty-five-b of the executive  law,  a  certified  home  health  agency,
licensed home care services agency or long term home health care program
certified, licensed or approved under article thirty-six of this chapter
or  a  home  care services agency exempt from certification or licensure
under article thirty-six of this chapter,  OR  AN  ADULT  CARE  FACILITY
LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, may temporarily
approve a prospective employee while the results of the criminal history
information  check and the determination are pending, upon the condition
that the provider conducts appropriate direct observation and evaluation
of the temporary employee, while he or she is temporarily employed,  and
the care recipient. The results of such observations shall be documented
in  the temporary employee's personnel file and shall be maintained. For
purposes of providing such appropriate  direct  observation  and  evalu-
ation, the provider shall utilize an individual employed by such provid-
er  with  a minimum of one year's experience working in an agency certi-
fied, licensed or approved under article thirty-six of this  chapter  OR
AN  ADULT  CARE  FACILITY  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVEN OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICES LAW.  If the temporary employee is working under contract  with
another  provider  certified, licensed or approved under article thirty-
six of this chapter, such contract provider's appropriate direct  obser-
vation  and  evaluation  of  the temporary employee, shall be considered
sufficient for the purposes of complying with this subdivision.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
section two of this act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4926
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Part A §38, Chap 60 of 2014; amd §§2899-a & 2899, Pub Health L; amd §461-t, Soc Serv L

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness.

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5476--D

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  HEVESI, BRINDISI, BROOK-KRASNY,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Health  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend section 38 of part A of the chapter 60 of the laws of
  2014 amending the public health law, relating to  adult  care  facili-
  ties,  in  relation  to  the  effectiveness  thereof; and to amend the
  public health law and the social services law, in relation to criminal
  history checks of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched hous-
  ing programs or residences for adults

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

  Section  1.  Section  38  of  part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014
amending the public health law relating  to  adult  care  facilities  is
amended to read as follows:
  S  38.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, AND TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS
ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY  1,  2015;  provided,  however,  that  the
amendments  to  subdivisions  1  and  2  of  section 461-k of the social
services law made by section thirty-one of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith;  and
provided, further, that the amendments made to paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion  18-a  of  section  206  of  the  public health law made by section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09242-08-4

A. 5476--D                          2

sixteen of this act shall not affect the expiration  of  such  paragraph
and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
  S  2.  Subdivision  10  of section 2899-a of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 331 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  10.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  eleven  of  section  eight  hundred
forty-five-b of the executive  law,  a  certified  home  health  agency,
licensed home care services agency or long term home health care program
certified, licensed or approved under article thirty-six of this chapter
or  a  home  care services agency exempt from certification or licensure
under article thirty-six of this chapter, OR  AN  ADULT  HOME,  ENRICHED
HOUSING  PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF
THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, may temporarily approve a prospective  employee
while  the  results  of  the  criminal history information check and the
determination are pending, upon the condition that the provider conducts
appropriate direct observation and evaluation of the temporary employee,
while he or she is temporarily employed, and  the  care  recipient.  The
results  of  such  observations  shall  be  documented  in the temporary
employee's personnel file and  shall  be  maintained.  For  purposes  of
providing  such  appropriate  direct  observation  and  evaluation,  the
provider shall utilize an individual employed by such  provider  with  a
minimum  of  one  year's  experience  working  in  an  agency certified,
licensed or approved under article thirty-six  of  this  chapter  OR  AN
ADULT  HOME,  ENRICHED  HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS LICENSED
UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW.    If  the  temporary
employee  is  working  under  contract  with another provider certified,
licensed or approved under article  thirty-six  of  this  chapter,  such
contract provider's appropriate direct observation and evaluation of the
temporary  employee,  shall be considered sufficient for the purposes of
complying with this subdivision.
  S 3. Subdivision 6 of section  2899  of  the  public  health  law,  as
amended  by  section  22 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2014, is
amended to read as follows:
  6. "Provider" shall mean any residential health care facility licensed
under article twenty-eight of this chapter; or any certified home health
agency, licensed home care services agency or long term home health care
program certified under article  thirty-six  of  this  chapter;  or  any
[adult  care facility] ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE
FOR ADULTS licensed under article seven of the social services law.
  S 4. Section 461-t of the social services law, as added by section  24
of  part  A  of  chapter  60  of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 461-t. Review of criminal history information concerning prospective
direct care employees. Every [adult care facility] ADULT HOME,  ENRICHED
HOUSING PROGRAM AND RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS shall conduct a criminal histo-
ry  record  check  of  prospective  direct  care employees utilizing the
procedures and standards set forth  in  article  twenty-eight-E  of  the
public health law.
  S  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
sections two, three and four of this act shall take  effect  January  1,
2015.

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Assembly Bill A5476D

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CYMBROWITZ

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Andrew Hevesi

Anthony Brindisi

Alec Brook-Krasny

2013-A5476 - Details

2013-A5476 - Summary

2013-A5476 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Andrew Hevesi

Anthony Brindisi

Alec Brook-Krasny

Linda Rosenthal

multi-Sponsors

Chad A. Lupinacci

2013-A5476A - Details

2013-A5476A - Summary

2013-A5476A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Andrew Hevesi

Anthony Brindisi

Alec Brook-Krasny

Linda Rosenthal

multi-Sponsors

Chad A. Lupinacci

2013-A5476B - Details

2013-A5476B - Summary

2013-A5476B - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Andrew Hevesi

Anthony Brindisi

Alec Brook-Krasny

Linda Rosenthal

multi-Sponsors

Chad A. Lupinacci

2013-A5476C - Details

2013-A5476C - Summary

2013-A5476C - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Andrew Hevesi

Anthony Brindisi

Alec Brook-Krasny

Linda Rosenthal

multi-Sponsors

Chad A. Lupinacci

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-A5476D (ACTIVE) - Summary

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