Assembly Bill A5697

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the duty to report incidents

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A5697 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4521
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7700, S5539
2019-2020: A2756, S1143
2021-2022: A2060, S3410

2023-A5697 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every mandated reporter to make a report to the register unless the register has knowledge of the incident.

2023-A5697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5697
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BARRETT, GUNTHER, SANTABARBARA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  the  duty  to
   report incidents
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) EVERY MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A REPORT TO THE REGIS-
 TER  AS  OUTLINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION UNLESS (I) THE
 REPORTER HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT  THE  REPORTABLE  INCIDENT  HAS  BEEN
 REPORTED TO THE REGISTER; AND (II) THAT THE REPORTER HAS BEEN NAMED AS A
 PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT IN SUCH PRIOR REPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01380-01-3

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