Assembly Bill A5319

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Jamie Rose care provider act"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A5319 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5912
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §459-i, Soc Serv L

2023-A5319 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Jamie Rose care provider act"; requires health care facilities have policies for suspected victims of domestic abuse.

2023-A5319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5319
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "Jamie Rose care provider act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Jamie Rose
 care provider act".
   § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  459-i
 to read as follows:
   §  459-I. SUSPECTED DOMESTIC ABUSE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. 1. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "HEALTH CARE FACILITY" OR "FACILITY" MEANS A  HOME  CARE  SERVICES
 AGENCY  AS  DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE  THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, A
 HOSPICE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE FORTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,  A  HEALTH
 MAINTENANCE  ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW, A SHARED HEALTH FACILITY AS DEFINED IN  ARTICLE  FORTY-SEVEN
 OF  THE  PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND ANY FACILITY WHERE A HEALTH CARE PRACTI-
 TIONER OPERATES AS A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER. "HEALTH CARE FACILITY" OR
 "FACILITY" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A HOSPITAL AS DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE  TWENTY-
 EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B)  "HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONER"  OR  "PRACTITIONER"  MEANS  A PERSON
 LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-B,
 ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE,  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-
 SIX,  ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-
 THREE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR,  ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE,  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-FOUR,  ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  OR  ONE  HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE
 EDUCATION LAW OR A PERSON CERTIFIED  UNDER  FORMER  SECTION  TWENTY-FIVE
 HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   2. EVERY HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL: (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEM-
 INATE  WRITTEN  POLICIES  AND PROCEDURES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05494-02-3
              

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