NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2154A

Senate Bill S2154A

Vetoed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person

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Nov 29, 2017	vetoed memo.184
Nov 17, 2017	delivered to governor
Jun 15, 2017	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.356 substituted for a8160
Jun 13, 2017	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 12, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1537 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 18, 2017	print number 2154a
May 18, 2017	amend and recommit to finance
Feb 14, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Jan 12, 2017	referred to aging

Votes

- Jun 13, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S2154A
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2017
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
  Jun 12, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2154A
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 12, 2017
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Montgomery
      
      Squadron
  Feb 14, 2017 - Aging Committee Vote
  S2154A
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Aging Committee Vote: Feb 14, 2017
      
      aye (8)
      
      Alcantara
      
      Diaz
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
      Golden
      
      Marchione
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Brooks
      
      LaValle

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2017-S2154 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8160
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §473, Soc Serv L; amd §202, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6921
2019-2020: S1418
2021-2022: S6956
2023-2024: S7318

2017-S2154 - Summary

Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person.

2017-S2154 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2154

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to providing protective services to certain individuals

 PURPOSE :

The legislation will require the Office of Children and Family
Services, in conjunction with other agencies, to establish an
interagency clearinghouse for the reporting of cases involving various
forms of abuse.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 473 of the social services
law to modify the requirements for protective services of certain
individuals.

Section 2: Amends section 473 of the social services law to provide
for the establishment of an interagency clearinghouse to receive
reports of cases involving physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional
abuse, active, passive or self-neglect, or financial exploitation as
they are defined in subdivision six of the section. The clearinghouse
will be responsible for maintaining a database to receive reportable
incidents on a twenty-four hour per day, seven days a week basis
through a statewide, toll-free telephone number. The clearinghouse

will be responsible for forwarding allegations to appropriate state
agencies or local services offices. The clearinghouse shall be
responsible for maintaining records that document the initial
complaints, referral procedures, and documentation submitted by local
entities indicating official findings, measures taken, and the
official disposition of the case.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It has been noted that elders who experience abuse, even moderate in
severity, have a 300% higher risk of death when compared to those who
have not been abused. A recent survey by the U.S. Government
Accountability Office found that nationally, Adult Protective Services
(APS) programs would benefit from more "easily accessible" and
"centrally available" information on effective services for elder
abuse cases.

While many believe that the resources available to APS are akin to
those provided to Child Protective Services, there are actually
significant disparities between the funding available for each, as
well as their respective mandated reporting requirements. While both
systems are responsible for reporting, investigating, and intervening
in reported cases of the abuse of a vulnerable person, Adult
Protective Services unfortunately has less opportunities for funding
from federal and state resources, and must deal with drastic
understaffing and constrained resources to protect an increasing aging
population. As a compounding factor, New York is one of four states
that currently does not require reporting when someone suspects adult
abuse. As a result, there are systematic problems of cases of abuse
going unreported. In fact, a recent study of elder abuse prevalence in
New York found that there was a significant discrepancy between the
rate of elder abuse events reported by New Yorkers and the number of
cases referred to service agencies, amounting to an incidence rate
calculated at nearly 24 times greater than that of the number of
referred cases.

Absent a large overhaul of our current system of reporting and
investigating elder abuse cases across the state, we must begin to
take steps to ensure that there are systematic improvements made to
guarantee that we are responding to the needs of the growing aging
population of our state and supporting the local entities that have
served at the front lines of investigation and intervention.
Currently, reports of suspected elder abuse can be received through a
hybrid of offices including local and state hotlines and offices. On
the state level, Adult Protective Services receives complaints through
a hotline established through the Office of Children and Family
Services. This legislation will establish a streamlined reporting
system by enhancing the already established hotline with requirements
that it be staffed on a twenty-four hour, seven days a week, basis and
that the hotline serve as a clearinghouse for all complaints received
in order to increase efficiency and coordinate across agencies and
service lines. The clearinghouse will provide an administrative
tracking function from the initial complaint to reporting by local
entities of the final disposition of the case, ensuring that all
suspected cases of abuse and maltreatment are addressed in a
responsible and timely manner.

Given the increasing elderly population of our state, it is time that
we signal to the public that these cases are a serious problem that
will be combatted with all of the tools available to the state.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: 5.6921 Reported and Committed to Finance

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Subject to appropriation

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect 90 days after enactment.

2017-S2154 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2154
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  providing
   protective services to certain individuals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 473 of the social services law, as
 amended by chapter 395 of the laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  In  addition  to  services  provided  by social services officials
 pursuant to other provisions  of  this  chapter,  such  officials  shall
 provide  protective  services in accordance with federal and state regu-
 lations to or for individuals without regard to income who[, because  of
 mental  or  physical  impairments,]  are  unable  to  manage  their  own
 resources, carry out the activities of daily living,  or  protect  them-
 selves  from  physical  abuse,  sexual  abuse,  emotional abuse, active,
 passive or self neglect, financial exploitation or other hazardous situ-
 ations without assistance from others and have no one available  who  is
 willing  and  able  to  assist  them  responsibly.  Such  services shall
 include:
   (a) receiving and investigating reports of seriously impaired individ-
 uals who may be in need of protection;
   (b) arranging for medical and psychiatric  services  to  evaluate  and
 whenever  possible  to  safeguard and improve the circumstances of those
 with serious impairments;
   (c) arranging, when necessary, for commitment, guardianship, or  other
 protective  placement  of  such  individuals  either directly or through
 referral to another appropriate agency, provided,  however,  that  where
 possible,  the  least  restrictive  of  these measures shall be employed
 before more restrictive controls are imposed;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04886-01-7

 S. 2154                             2
 
   (d) providing services to assist such individuals to move  from  situ-
 ations which are, or are likely to become, hazardous to their health and
 well-being;
   (e) cooperating and planning with the courts as necessary on behalf of
 individuals with serious mental impairments; and
   (f)  other  protective services for adults included in the regulations
 of the department.
   § 2. Section 473 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. (A) WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN
 AND  FAMILY  SERVICES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, THE
 DEPARTMENT OF LAW, THE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,
 THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES,  AND  THE NEW YORK STATE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL CREATE AND ESTABLISH AN  INTERAGENCY  CLEAR-
 INGHOUSE  FOR  THE  REPORTING  OF CASES INVOLVING PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL
 ABUSE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE,  ACTIVE,  PASSIVE  OR  SELF  NEGLECT,  FINANCIAL
 EXPLOITATION  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION, OR OTHER
 HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS THAT CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO  JEOPARDIZE  THE
 HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AN INDIVIDUAL. THE INTERAGENCY CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL
 OPERATE  AND  MAINTAIN  A CENTRAL DATABASE TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF ALLEGA-
 TIONS OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY,  SEVEN  DAYS  A
 WEEK. REPORTS OF ALLEGATIONS OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED,
 BY A STATEWIDE, TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER (A "HOTLINE") OR BY ELECTRON-
 IC TRANSMISSION, IN A MANNER AND ON FORMS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 FOR THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. THE HOTLINE SHALL ACCEPT
 ANONYMOUS CALLS.
   (B)  WHEN ANY ALLEGATION THAT COULD REASONABLY CONSTITUTE A REPORTABLE
 INCIDENT IS RECEIVED  BY  THE  CLEARINGHOUSE,  THE  CLEARINGHOUSE  SHALL
 ACCEPT  AND  IMMEDIATELY  TRANSMIT NOTICE OF THE REPORT ORALLY AND ELEC-
 TRONICALLY TO ANY APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES OR  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 OFFICES.  WHENEVER  A  TELEPHONE  CALL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION TO THE
 CLEARINGHOUSE ALLEGES AN ACT OR  CIRCUMSTANCES  THAT  MAY  CONSTITUTE  A
 CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH, SAFE-
 TY  OR  WELFARE,  THE  CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL CONVEY, BY THE MOST EXPEDIENT
 MEANS AVAILABLE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH CALL OR  TRANSMISSION
 TO  THE  APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND, TO
 THE EXTENT NECESSARY, THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY RESPONDER, AND THE RELE-
 VANT STATE AGENCY OR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE.
   (C) THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL:
   (1) UPON ACCEPTANCE OF A REPORT PROMPTLY FORWARD THE COMPLAINT TO  THE
 APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY;
   (2)  TAKE  ALL  APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF
 THE PERSON WHO IS THE ALLEGED VICTIM OF A REPORTABLE INCIDENT, WHICH MAY
 INCLUDE WORKING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES, OR  IF  THERE  IS  REASONABLE
 CAUSE  TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN IMMINENT DANGER TO THE ALLEGED VICTIM
 PROMPTLY FORWARD THE COMPLAINT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR LAW  ENFORCE-
 MENT;
   (3)  IF A REPORT OF A REPORTABLE INCIDENT TO THE REGISTRY INVOLVES THE
 DEATH OF A PERSON, THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL  GIVE  TELEPHONE  NOTICE  AND
 IMMEDIATELY SEND A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT ATTOR-
 NEY AND TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER OR CORONER;
   (4)  MAINTAIN AND KEEP UP TO DATE RECORDS OF ALL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO
 THE CLEARINGHOUSE WITH DOCUMENTED  MEASURES  TAKEN  TO  FORWARD  TO  THE
 APPROPRIATE  AUTHORITIES  GIVEN  THE  CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ALLEGED CASE.
 LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES ENTITIES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION
 TO THE CLEARINGHOUSE UPON  COMPLETION  OF  AN  INVESTIGATION  INDICATING

 S. 2154                             3
 
 OFFICIAL  FINDINGS,  MEASURES  TAKEN,  AND  OFFICIAL  DISPOSITION OF THE
 REPORT; AND
   (5) WHENEVER A TELEPHONE CALL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION TO THE CLEAR-
 INGHOUSE  CANNOT  BE  ACCEPTED AS A REPORT, BUT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED
 ALLEGES OTHER POTENTIAL WRONGDOING, THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL FORWARD  THE
 REPORT  TO  THE  APPLICABLE STATE OVERSIGHT AGENCY FOR INVESTIGATION AND
 PROTECTIVE ACTIONS.
   (D) THE REGISTRY SHALL MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF ALL ACCEPTED
 REPORTS. WHILE LOCAL AGENCIES SHALL RETAIN  THE  PRIMARY  RESPONSIBILITY
 FOR INVESTIGATION AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL
 MAINTAIN RECORDS DOCUMENTING INITIAL COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS DOCUMENTATION
 SUBMITTED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE ENTITIES INDICATING OFFICIAL FIND-
 INGS, MEASURES TAKEN, AND THE OFFICIAL DISPOSITION OF THE REPORT.
   (E)  THE  CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO MAINTAIN CONFI-
 DENTIALITY OF ALL REPORTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO  THE  USE  OF  A
 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED TO EACH REPORT BY THE CLEARINGHOUSE.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8160
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §473, Soc Serv L; amd §202, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6921
2019-2020: S1418
2021-2022: S6956
2023-2024: S7318

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person.

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2154A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to providing protective services to certain individuals

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to providing protective services to certain individuals

 PURPOSE :

The legislation creates a hotline for the reporting of various forms
of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of vulnerable
adults.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends Section 473 of the social services law to add a new
subdivision that establishes a statewide, toll-free hotline to receive
reports of various forms of abuse regarding vulnerable adults. The
hotline shall be operational twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week.

Section 2: Amends subdivision 16 of section 202 of the elder law to
clarify that a public awareness campaign regarding elder abuse as
established by Chapter 455 of the Laws of 2016 shall also include
information regarding the statewide hotline.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It has been noted that elders who experience abuse, even moderate in
severity, have a 300% higher risk of death when compared to those who
have not been abused. A recent survey by the U.S. Government
Accountability Office found that nationally, Adult Protective Services
(APS) programs would benefit from more "easily accessible" and
"centrally available" information on effective services for elder
abuse cases.

While many believe that the resources available to APS are akin to
those provided to Child Protective Services, there are actually
significant disparities between the funding streams available for
each, as well as their respective mandated reporting requirements.
While both systems are responsible for reporting, investigating, and
intervening in reported cases of the abuse of a vulnerable person,
Adult Protective Services unfortunately has less opportunities for
funding from federal and state resources, and must deal with drastic
understaffing and constrained resources to protect an increasing aging
population. As a compounding factor, New York is one of four states
that currently does not require reporting when someone suspects adult
abuse. As a result, there are systematic problems of cases of abuse
going unreported. In fact, a recent study of elder abuse prevalence in
New York found that there was a significant discrepancy between the
rate of elder abuse events reported by New Yorkers and the number of
cases referred to service agencies, amounting to an incidence rate
calculated at nearly 24 times greater than that of the number of
referred cases.

Absent a large overhaul of our current system of reporting and
investigating elder abuse cases across the state, we must begin to
take steps to ensure that there are systematic improvements made to
guarantee that we are responding to the needs of the growing aging
population of our state and supporting the local entities that have
served at the front lines of investigation and intervention.
Currently, reports of suspected elder abuse can be received through a
hybrid of offices including local and state hotlines and offices. On
the state level, Adult Protective Services receives complaints through
a hotline established through the Office of Children and Family
Services. This legislation will enhance the already established
hotline with requirements that it be staffed on a twenty-four hours,
seven days a week, basis to ensure that reports are received in a
timely and effective manner.

Given the increasing elderly population of our state, as well as other
vulnerable adults, it is time that we signal to the public that these
cases are a serious problem that will be combatted with all the tools
available to the state on a continual basis.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.6921 Reported and Committed to Finance

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Subject to appropriation

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect October 1, 2018

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2154--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO,  LITTLE, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to providing
   protective services to certain individuals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 473 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  (A)  WITHIN  AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
 AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH  A  STATEWIDE,  TOLL-FREE  TELEPHONE
 NUMBER  (A "HOTLINE") TO RECEIVE REPORTS CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION. THE HOTLINE SHALL RECEIVE  REPORTS  OF  ALLEGATIONS  OF
 REPORTABLE  INCIDENTS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.  THE
 HOTLINE SHALL ACCEPT ANONYMOUS CALLS.
   (B) WHEN ANY ALLEGATION THAT COULD REASONABLY CONSTITUTE A  REPORTABLE
 INCIDENT  IS RECEIVED BY THE HOTLINE, THE HOTLINE SHALL ACCEPT AND IMME-
 DIATELY TRANSMIT NOTICE OF THE REPORT ORALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY  TO  ANY
 APPROPRIATE  STATE  AGENCIES OR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE. WHENEVER A
 TELEPHONE CALL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION TO THE HOTLINE ALLEGES AN  ACT
 OR  CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR AN IMMEDIATE
 THREAT TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE, THE  HOTLINE  SHALL
 CONVEY, BY THE MOST EXPEDIENT MEANS AVAILABLE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
 IN  SUCH  CALL OR TRANSMISSION TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
 OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, THE APPROPRIATE EMER-
 GENCY RESPONDER, AND THE RELEVANT STATE AGENCY OR LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES
 OFFICE.
   (C) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE HOTLINE, INCLUDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04886-07-7

 S. 2154--A                          2
 
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PROCEDURES  FOR TIMELY AND ACCURATE REFERRALS TO
 OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR ENTITIES THAT MAY HAVE  INVESTIGATIVE  OR  OVER-
 SIGHT AUTHORITY REGARDING REPORTED INCIDENTS.
   § 2. Subdivision 16 of section 202 of the elder law, as added by chap-
 ter 455 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   16.  to  the  extent appropriations are available, and in consultation
 with the office of children and family services, conduct a public educa-
 tion campaign that  emphasizes  zero-tolerance  for  elder  abuse.  Such
 campaign shall include information about the signs and symptoms of elder
 abuse,  identification  of  potential  causes  of elder abuse, resources
 available to assist in the prevention of elder  abuse,  where  suspected
 elder  abuse can be reported, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION
 REGARDING THE STATEWIDE HOTLINE AS PROVIDED  FOR  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  NINE  OF  SECTION  FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE OF THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW, contact information  for  programs  offering  services  to
 victims of elder abuse such as counseling, and assistance with arranging
 personal care and shelter. Such campaign may include, but not be limited
 to: printed educational and informational materials; audio, video, elec-
 tronic, other media; and public service announcements or advertisements.
   § 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.

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Sponsored By

Susan Serino

Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Betty Little

Kevin S. Parker

2017-S2154 - Details

2017-S2154 - Summary

2017-S2154 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2154 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Betty Little

Kathleen A. Marchione

Kevin S. Parker

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2154A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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