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Senate Bill S3782
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2013-S3782 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8177
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง2899 & 2899-a, Pub Health L
2013-S3782 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires adult homes and assisted living residences to perform criminal background checks of their employees and prospective employees; enables certain adult homes and assisted living residences to collect certain fees for background checks of their employees and prospective employees.
2013-S3782 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3782 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring adult homes and assisted living residences to perform criminal background checks of their employees and prospective employees and to enable certain adult homes and assisted living residences to collect certain fees in connection with such background checks of employees and prospective employees PURPOSE: To protect the residents of facilities who care for those most vulnerable, from sex offenders and violent criminals by ensuring that these facilities perform criminal background checks of their employees. SUMMARY: Section 1 amends Subdivision 6 of section 2899 of the Public Health Law, as amended by chapter 331 of the Laws of 2006 to include assisted living residences licensed in article 46(b) of this chapter, assisted living programs pursuant to Section 461(1) of the Social Services Law, continuing care retirement communities pursuant to article 46 of this chapter and any residential services for persons that are provided a license under article sixteen, nineteen, thirty-one, thirty-two of the Mental Hygiene Law or other residential services primarily under the jurisdiction of the office for mental health to the definition of "Provider."
2013-S3782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3782 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring adult homes and assisted living residences to perform criminal background checks of their employees and prospective employees and to enable certain adult homes and assisted living residences to collect certain fees in connection with such background checks of employees and prospective employees 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; ANY ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-SIX-B OF THIS CHAPTER; ANY ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSU- ANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE-1 OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; ANY CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES WHICH POSSESS A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER; OR ANY RESIDEN- TIAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS THAT ARE PROVIDED UNDER A LICENSE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTEEN, NINETEEN, THIRTY-ONE OR THIRTY-TWO OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PRIMARILY FUNDED BY OR PRIMA- RILY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE FOR MENTAL HEALTH. S 2. Subdivision 11 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: 11. No provider shall seek, directly or indirectly, to obtain from a prospective employee, temporary employee or employee compensation in any EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08378-01-3
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