Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Apr 25, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A7379
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUPARDO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Vivian Cook
Felix Ortiz
Anthony D'Urso
Inez E. Dickens
multi-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
Fred Thiele
Mary Beth Walsh
2017-A7379 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A7379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7379 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to screening for elder abuse and maltreatment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 19 to read as follows: ARTICLE 19 ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT SCREENING SECTION 1900. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. 1901. ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT SCREENING. § 1900. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT WITH INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS, ADMISSIONS AND MORTALITY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR INCREASED MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, PARTICULARLY AS NEW YORK CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL HEALTHCARE REFORM INITIATIVES. A SCREENING TOOL, TO BE UTILIZED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AT IMPORTANT JUNCTURES IN THE LIVES OF THOSE SIXTY YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUSTED MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO HELP IDENTIFY HIGH RISK PATIENTS AND HELP TO ENSURE THEIR CONTINUED HEALTH AND SAFETY. § 1901. ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT SCREENING. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SCREENING TOOL TO IDENTIFY ABUSE IN ELDERLY INDIVID- UALS. PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS MAY USE THE TOOL TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT IN THEIR ELDERLY PATIENTS DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS OR AS PART OF PATIENT SCREENING UNDER THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM CARE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 2. THE SCREENING TOOL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: A. A UNIFORM INTERVENTION QUESTIONNAIRE WITH A COMMON SCALE THAT CAN BE USED ACROSS HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS AND POPULATIONS TO ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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