Assembly Bill A1960

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the director of the office of the aging to develop materials relating to elder abuse awareness in social adult day services programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2093 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1960 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2093
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง215, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9930, S7282

2013-A1960 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the director of the office of the aging to develop materials for employees and volunteers relating to elder abuse awareness in social adult day services programs.

2013-A1960 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1960

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN, GRAF, BARRETT, ROBINSON, CLARK, CASTRO,
  BARRON, BOYLAND, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LAVINE, LIFTON, TITUS, COOK,  GALEF,
  LENTOL,  SCHIMMINGER, CYMBROWITZ, COLTON, SCARBOROUGH, TITONE, CRESPO,
  WEPRIN, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, MILLER, MAISEL, BRAUNSTEIN -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRENNAN, CURRAN, GIBSON,  GLICK,  HOOPER,
  JACOBS, MAGEE, MARKEY, RAIA, SIMANOWITZ, SKARTADOS, SWEENEY, WALTER --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the director of
  the office of the aging to develop materials relating to  elder  abuse
  awareness in social adult day services programs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 215 of the elder law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) THE DIRECTOR SHALL DEVELOP MATERIALS FOR EMPLOYEES AND  VOLUNTEERS
OF PROGRAMS PROVIDING SOCIAL ADULT DAY SERVICES OR SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE
ON  THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ELDER ABUSE. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  WAYS  TO  DISCUSS  SUSPECTED  ELDER  ABUSE  WITH
SENIORS  WHERE  ABUSE IS SUSPECTED AND RESOURCES TO WHICH SENIORS MAY BE
REFERRED FOR COUNSELING, SHELTER, OR OTHER ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01911-01-3

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