Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 19, 2014 |
referred to social services delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 08, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.228 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 19, 2013 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 18, 2013 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.419 rules report cal.419 reported |
Jun 17, 2013 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 11, 2013 |
print number 5147a |
Jun 11, 2013 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Jun 10, 2013 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 20, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5147A
2013-2014 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Ellen C. Jaffee
Linda Rosenthal
2013-A5147 - Details
2013-A5147 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5147 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 461-m of the social services law, as amended by chapter 462 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 461-m. Death and felony crime reporting. The operator of an adult home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM or residence for adults shall have an affirmative duty to report any death, or attempted suicide of a resident to the department OF HEALTH within twenty-four hours of its occurrence, and shall also have an affirmative duty to report to an appropriate law enforcement authority if [it is believed that] THE OPERATOR DISCOVERS AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVES OR REASONABLY SHOULD BELIEVE WOULD CONSTITUTE a felony crime [may have been committed] against a resident of such facility as soon as possible, or in any event within [forty- eight] TWENTY-FOUR hours. In addition, the operator shall send any reports involving a resident who had at any time received services from a mental hygiene service provider to the [state commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled] JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE DEATH OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR OF THE DISCOVERY OF AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVED OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE BELIEVED TO BE A FELONY CRIME. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided however, that the commissioner of health may adopt, amend, suspend or repeal any regulations or take other actions necessary to enforce or implement the law prior to and in preparation for the taking effect of the law; provided, however, such adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of regulations shall not have legal effect until the law takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Ellen C. Jaffee
Linda Rosenthal
Rhoda Jacobs
2013-A5147A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A5147A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5147--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 461-m of the social services law, as amended by section 14 of part D of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: S 461-m. Death and felony crime reporting. The operator of an adult home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM or residence for adults shall have an affirmative duty to report any death, or attempted suicide of a resident to the department OF HEALTH within twenty-four hours of its occurrence, and shall also have an affirmative duty to report to an appropriate law enforcement authority if [it is believed that] THE OPERATOR DISCOVERS AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVES OR REASONABLY SHOULD BELIEVE WOULD CONSTITUTE a felony crime [may have been committed] against a resident of such facility as soon as possible, or in any event within [forty- eight] TWENTY-FOUR hours. In addition, [the] ANY operator OF A FACILITY DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER THAT IS SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION, shall, IN ADDITION, send any reports involving a resident who had at any time received services from a mental hygiene service provider to the justice center for the protection of people with special needs WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE DEATH OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR OF THE DISCOVERY OF AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVED OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE BELIEVED TO BE A FELONY CRIME. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided however, that if section 14 of part D of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012 shall not have taken effect on or before EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03621-02-3
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