Assembly Bill A7938B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain entities to check the justice center's register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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co-Sponsors

2019-A7938 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6394
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§495 & 424-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11032, S5300
2021-2022: A7682, S7106

2019-A7938 - Summary

Requires certain entities to check the justice center's register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect and prohibits certain providers of services from hiring employees who are on the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect.

2019-A7938 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7938
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FERNANDEZ, GUNTHER -- (at request of the Justice
   Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs) --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the requirement
   to check the justice center's register of substantiated  category  one
   cases of abuse or neglect
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 495 of the social  services
 law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012,
 are amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) All facility and provider agencies, other providers of services
 to  vulnerable  persons in programs licensed, certified or funded by any
 state oversight agency, OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY AND TRAVELING  SUMMER  DAY
 CAMPS  FOR  CHILDREN  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ANY PROVIDER DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVI-
 SION SIX OF SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH  LAW  and,  EXCEPT FOR A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIAL WHO
 RECEIVES AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE A CAMP THAT  IS  SUBJECT
 TO  THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, other
 provider and licensing agencies as defined in subdivision three or  four
 of  section  four  hundred twenty-four-a of this chapter shall check the
 register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect  before
 determining  whether to hire or otherwise allow any person as an employ-
 ee, administrator, consultant, intern, volunteer or contractor who  will
 have  the  potential  for regular and substantial contact with a service
 recipient or before approving an applicant for a  license,  certificate,
 permit  or  other  approval to provide care to a service recipient. (For
 state entities bound by collective bargaining, such  action  established
 by collective bargaining shall govern.)
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09221-02-9

co-Sponsors

2019-A7938A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6394
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§495 & 424-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11032, S5300
2021-2022: A7682, S7106

2019-A7938A - Summary

Requires certain entities to check the justice center's register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect and prohibits certain providers of services from hiring employees who are on the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect.

2019-A7938A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7938--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FERNANDEZ, GUNTHER -- (at request of the Justice
   Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs) --  read  once
   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Mental  Health  -- reported and
   referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the  requirement
   to  check  the justice center's register of substantiated category one
   cases of abuse or neglect
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 495 of the social services
 law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012,
 are amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) All facility and provider agencies, other providers of services
 to vulnerable persons in programs licensed, certified or funded  by  any
 state  oversight  agency, OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY AND TRAVELING SUMMER DAY
 CAMPS FOR CHILDREN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  ARTICLE  THIRTEEN-B  OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ANY PROVIDER DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVI-
 SION  SIX  OF  SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW and, EXCEPT FOR A STATE OR LOCAL  GOVERNMENTAL  OFFICIAL  WHO
 RECEIVES  AN  APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE A CAMP THAT IS SUBJECT
 TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,  other
 provider  and licensing agencies as defined in subdivision three or four
 of section four hundred twenty-four-a of this chapter  shall  check  the
 register  of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect before
 determining whether to hire or otherwise allow any person as an  employ-
 ee,  administrator, consultant, intern, volunteer or contractor who will
 have the potential for regular and substantial contact  with  a  service
 recipient  or  before approving an applicant for a license, certificate,
 permit or other approval to provide care to a  service  recipient.  (For
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2019-A7938B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6394
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§495 & 424-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11032, S5300
2021-2022: A7682, S7106

2019-A7938B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain entities to check the justice center's register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect and prohibits certain providers of services from hiring employees who are on the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect.

2019-A7938B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7938--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FERNANDEZ, GUNTHER -- (at request of the Justice
   Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs) --  read  once
   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Mental  Health  -- reported and
   referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the requirement
   to check the justice center's register of substantiated  category  one
   cases of abuse or neglect
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 495 of the social  services
 law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012,
 are amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) All facility and provider agencies, other providers of services
 to  vulnerable  persons in programs licensed, certified or funded by any
 state oversight agency, OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY AND TRAVELING  SUMMER  DAY
 CAMPS  FOR  CHILDREN  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ANY PROVIDER DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVI-
 SION SIX OF SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH  LAW  and,  EXCEPT FOR A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIAL WHO
 RECEIVES AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE A CAMP THAT  IS  SUBJECT
 TO  THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, other
 provider and licensing agencies as defined in subdivision three or  four
 of  section  four  hundred twenty-four-a of this chapter shall check the
 register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect  before
 determining  whether to hire or otherwise allow any person as an employ-
 ee, administrator, consultant, intern, volunteer or contractor who  will
 have  the  potential  for regular and substantial contact with a service
 recipient or before approving an applicant for a  license,  certificate,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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