Senate Bill S1730

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for elder abuse prevention training

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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-S1730 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6986
Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §219-a, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7237
2017-2018: S4501
2019-2020: S1968
2021-2022: S5196, A7312

2023-S1730 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office for the aging to develop and provide elder abuse prevention training to train senior service centers and contractors in the detection and reporting of elder abuse in consultation with the office of children and family services.

2023-S1730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1730
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in  relation  to  providing  elder  abuse
   prevention training
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section  219-a  to
 read as follows:
   219-A.  ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING. 1. THE DIRECTOR
 SHALL,  IN  COOPERATION  WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
 AND THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE:
   (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL RELATING TO
 ABUSE OF ADULTS,  INCLUDING  PHYSICAL  ABUSE,  SEXUAL  ABUSE,  EMOTIONAL
 ABUSE,  ACTIVE  NEGLECT,  PASSIVE  NEGLECT,  SELF NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL
 EXPLOITATION, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  SEVEN-
 TY-THREE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,
   (B) ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR SENIOR
 CENTERS  AND  CONTRACTORS  IN  THE EVENT EMPLOYEES OF SENIOR CENTERS AND
 EMPLOYEES OF ENTITIES THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE AND  THE  OFFICE  OF
 CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  ENCOUNTERS  SUCH  ABUSE,  INCLUDING THE
 PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND
   (C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE  OFFICE  FROM  UTILIZING
 MATERIALS IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS TITLE.
   2.  (A)  THE  DIRECTOR SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO TRAIN SENIOR SERVICE
 PROVIDERS IN THE DETECTION AND REPORTING OF ELDER  ABUSE.  SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TRAINING ON THE COUNSELING OF ELDER ABUSE VICTIMS.
   (B)  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL REQUIRE THAT EMPLOYEES OF SENIOR CENTERS AND
 EMPLOYEES OF ENTITIES THAT CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE AND  THE  OFFICE  OF
 CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, BE
 TRAINED IN ELDER ABUSE DETECTION, REPORTING AND COUNSELING, AND  RECEIVE
 SUPPLEMENTAL  REFRESHER  TRAINING REGARDING THE SAME AT LEAST ONCE EVERY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05957-01-3

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