Senate Bill S1102A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • 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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2017-S1102 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2463
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9551
2011-2012: A595
2013-2014: S5893, A2695
2015-2016: S718, A2283
2019-2020: S874, A1084

2017-S1102 - Summary

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities; provides that residents have a right to be informed about their condition, treatment and medications.

2017-S1102 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1102 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1102
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  adult  care
   facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 2 of the social services law is amended  by  adding
 two new subdivisions 39 and 40 to read as follows:
   39.  RESIDENT  REPRESENTATIVE  MEANS  A  FAMILY MEMBER OR OTHER PERSON
 DESIGNATED BY A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING  PROGRAM  OR
 RESIDENCE  FOR  ADULTS IN THE ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF
 OF THE RESIDENT. THE ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT SHALL BE AMENDED AT  ANY  TIME
 AT  THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENT TO DESIGNATE OR CHANGE A RESIDENT REPRE-
 SENTATIVE.
   40. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE MEANS A PERSON  AUTHORIZED  UNDER  APPLICABLE
 LAW  TO  TAKE  CERTAIN  ACTION ON BEHALF OF A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT HOME,
 ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS. SUCH  LEGAL  REPRESEN-
 TATIVE  MAY  INCLUDE,  BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, LEGAL COUNSEL, A COURT-AP-
 POINTED GUARDIAN, AN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT UNDER  A  POWER  OF  ATTORNEY,  AN
 AGENT  UNDER  A  HEALTH  CARE PROXY OR A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE, DEPENDING
 UPON THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 461-d of  the  social  services  law  is
 amended  by  adding  three  new  paragraphs  (l), (m) and (n) to read as
 follows:
   (L) EVERY RESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FULLY INFORMED BY HIS OR
 HER PHYSICIAN, OR OTHER HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OF HIS  OR  HER
 MEDICAL  CONDITION  AND  PROPOSED  MEDICATION,  TREATMENT  AND SERVICES,
 UNLESS MEDICALLY CONTRAINDICATED, AND TO REFUSE MEDICATION, TREATMENT OR
 SERVICES AFTER BEING FULLY INFORMED OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH ACTIONS;
 PROVIDED THAT AN OPERATOR ACTING REASONABLY AND IN GOOD FAITH, SHALL NOT
 BE HELD LIABLE OR PENALIZED FOR COMPLYING WITH THE REFUSAL OF SUCH MEDI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S1102A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2463
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9551
2011-2012: A595
2013-2014: S5893, A2695
2015-2016: S718, A2283
2019-2020: S874, A1084

2017-S1102A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities; provides that residents have a right to be informed about their condition, treatment and medications.

2017-S1102A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1102A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1102--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services law, in relation to adult care
   facilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 461-d of the social services law
 is amended by adding two new paragraphs (l) and (m) to read as follows:
   (L) EVERY RESIDENT OR, IN THE CASE OF A PERSON WHO LACKS  CAPACITY  TO
 CONSENT  TO  HIS  OR  HER  HEALTH  CARE,  A PERSON LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO
 CONSENT ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENT, SHALL HAVE  THE  RIGHT  TO  BE  FULLY
 INFORMED  BY  HIS  OR  HER  PHYSICIAN,  OR OTHER HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH
 PROVIDER OF HIS OR HER MEDICAL CONDITION AND PROPOSED MEDICATION, TREAT-
 MENT AND SERVICES, UNLESS MEDICALLY CONTRAINDICATED, AND TO REFUSE MEDI-
 CATION, TREATMENT OR SERVICES AFTER BEING FULLY INFORMED OF  THE  CONSE-
 QUENCES OF SUCH ACTIONS; PROVIDED THAT AN OPERATOR ACTING REASONABLY AND
 IN  GOOD FAITH, SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE OR PENALIZED FOR COMPLYING WITH
 THE REFUSAL OF SUCH MEDICATION, TREATMENT OR SERVICES BY A RESIDENT  OR,
 IN  THE  CASE  OF  A  PERSON WHO LACKS CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO HIS OR HER
 HEALTH CARE, A PERSON LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT  ON  BEHALF  OF  THE
 RESIDENT,  WHO  HAS  BEEN  FULLY  INFORMED  OF  THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH
 REFUSAL.
   (M) EVERY RESIDENT OR, IN THE CASE OF A PERSON WHO LACKS  CAPACITY  TO
 CONSENT  TO  HIS  OR  HER  HEALTH  CARE,  A PERSON LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO
 CONSENT ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENT, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT  TO  CHOOSE  THE
 RESIDENT'S  OWN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR SERVICES NOT COVERED BY HIS OR
 HER ADMISSION AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS  THAT  MAY  APPLY  AS  A
 RESULT OF A RESIDENT'S THIRD PARTY PAYOR COVERAGE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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