NY State Senate Bill 2013-S5813A

Senate Bill S5813A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires employees and volunteers providing services to persons with developmental disabilities to complete certain training

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 21, 2014	reported and committed to finance
Mar 03, 2014	print number 5813a
Mar 03, 2014	amend and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities
Jan 08, 2014	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Jun 17, 2013	referred to rules

Votes

- May 21, 2014 - Committee Vote
  S5813A
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: May 21, 2014
      
      aye (11)
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Carlucci
      
      Felder
      
      Hannon
      
      Krueger
      
      Latimer
      
      Rivera
      
      Seward
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Zeldin

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2013-S5813 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7910
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13.23, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S2466, A777
2017-2018: S1433, A271

2013-S5813 - Summary

Requires employees and volunteers providing services to persons with developmental disabilities to complete certain training.

2013-S5813 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5813 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5813

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  standardized
  training  curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers provid-
  ing services to persons with developmental disabilities

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

  Section  1.  Section  13.23  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ALL
PERSONS  WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER LICENSED, CERTI-
FIED OR OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  TO  COMPLETE  A  TRAINING  CURRICULUM
CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS SUBDIVISION.   IN DEVELOPING SUCH CURRICULUM, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW OF REPORTS,  STUDIES  AND
OTHER  TRAINING MODELS REGARDING THE TRAINING OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS FOR
PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.  SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (1) ABUSE, NEGLECT  AND  MALTREATMENT  INDICATION
AND  PREVENTION,  (2)  LAWS,  REGULATIONS  AND  PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE
PROTECTION  OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  FROM  ABUSE,  NEGLECT   AND
MALTREATMENT,  (3)  IDENTIFICATION,  SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (4)
FIRE SAFETY, (5)  FIRST  AID,  (6)  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION,  (7)
CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (8) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
  THE  FORMAT  OF SUCH TRAINING OR PROGRAMS SHALL BE IN TRADITIONAL LIVE
CLASSROOM OR  AUDIENCE  SETTINGS;  TELECONFERENCES;  VIDEO  CONFERENCES;
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS; MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS;   ACTIVITIES   ELECTRONICALLY   TRANSMITTED  FROM  ANOTHER
LOCATION; ON-LINE COMPUTER COURSES;  OR  ANY  OTHER  INTERACTIVE  FORMAT
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM
IS NOT SELF-STUDY OR CORRESPONDENCE WORK. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH PROGRAM
AND  TRAINING  SOLELY  CONSIST  OF  WRITTEN  MATERIALS.  THE TRAINING OR
PROGRAM MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A PHYSICAL SETTING THAT IS COMFORTABLE  AND
CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM, TRAI-
NEES SHALL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11429-03-3

2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7910
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13.23, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S2466, A777
2017-2018: S1433, A271

2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employees and volunteers providing services to persons with developmental disabilities to complete certain training.

2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5813A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to
standardized training curriculum requirements for employees and
volunteers providing services to persons with developmental
disabilities

PURPOSE:

This bill will standardize safety trainings at developmental
disability facilities.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 13.23 of the Mental Hygiene Law by adding a
new paragraph (d) which requires the Commissioner of the Office for
People with Developmental Disabilities to develop an educational
curriculum for all providers operated or licensed by the agency. The
educational curriculum shall include training in abuse, neglect and
maltreatment indication and prevention; laws, regulations and
procedures governing the protection of persons with disabilities from
abuse, neglect and maltreatment; identification, safety and security
procedures; fire safety; first aid; cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
cultural competence, and any other appropriate topic.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

As reported in the New York Times over the past several years,
allegations of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in programs run or
certified by the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities are
a problem. In response to these articles, a series of statewide public
hearings were held that were aimed at carefully examining the quality
of care and safety measures in homes for individuals with
developmental disabilities. As a result of the hearings, it was
learned that many staffers may not have adequate training in
recognizing or reporting neglect or abuse. This bill will ensure that
employees of developmental disability facilities will receive adequate
training regarding patient safety.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.

2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5813--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Mental  Health  and  Developmental Disabilities in
  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  standardized
  training  curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers provid-
  ing services to persons with developmental disabilities

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

  Section  1.  Section  13.23  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ALL
PERSONS  WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER LICENSED, CERTI-
FIED OR OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  TO  COMPLETE  A  TRAINING  CURRICULUM
CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS SUBDIVISION.   IN DEVELOPING SUCH CURRICULUM, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW OF REPORTS,  STUDIES  AND
OTHER  TRAINING MODELS REGARDING THE TRAINING OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS FOR
PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.  SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (1) ABUSE, NEGLECT  AND  MALTREATMENT  INDICATION
AND  PREVENTION,  (2)  LAWS,  REGULATIONS  AND  PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE
PROTECTION  OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  FROM  ABUSE,  NEGLECT   AND
MALTREATMENT,  (3)  IDENTIFICATION,  SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (4)
FIRE SAFETY, (5)  FIRST  AID,  (6)  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION,  (7)
CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (8) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
  THE  FORMAT  OF SUCH TRAINING OR PROGRAMS SHALL BE IN TRADITIONAL LIVE
CLASSROOM OR  AUDIENCE  SETTINGS;  TELECONFERENCES;  VIDEO  CONFERENCES;
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS; MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS;   ACTIVITIES   ELECTRONICALLY   TRANSMITTED  FROM  ANOTHER
LOCATION; ON-LINE COMPUTER COURSES;  OR  ANY  OTHER  INTERACTIVE  FORMAT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11429-05-4

S. 5813--A                          2

DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM
IS NOT SELF-STUDY OR CORRESPONDENCE WORK. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH PROGRAM
AND  TRAINING  SOLELY  CONSIST  OF  WRITTEN  MATERIALS.  THE TRAINING OR
PROGRAM  MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A PHYSICAL SETTING THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND
CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM, TRAI-
NEES SHALL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.

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