Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2011 |
signed chap.412 |
Aug 05, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1051 substituted for s5471 |
Jun 15, 2011 |
substituted by a5458a |
Jun 14, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 13, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 07, 2011 |
1st report cal.1051 |
Jun 02, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to children and families |
May 25, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S5471
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5458 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S5471 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5458
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §473-c, Soc Serv L
2011-S5471 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5471 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that when social service officials are denied access to persons they have reasonable cause to believe are in need of protective services for adults they must assess, no later than twenty-four hours, whether it is appropriate to apply for a court order to gain access. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 473-c of the social services law to require that a social services official who is refused access shall assess, in consultation with a supervisor, whether it is appropriate to apply for an order to gain access to such person. The assessment must me made no later than twenty-four hours after the investigator is refused access. This section further provides that the determination of whether or not to apply for an order to gain access and the reasons therefore shall be documented in the investigation file. Section two provides the effective date.
2011-S5471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5471 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 25, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- 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 an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 473-c of the social services law, as added by chapter 413 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: A social services official may apply to the supreme court or county court for an order to gain access to a person to assess whether such person is in need of protective services for adults in accordance with the provisions of section four hundred seventy-three of this article when such official, having reasonable cause to believe that such person may be in need of protective services, is refused access by such person or another individual. A SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL WHO IS REFUSED ACCESS SHALL ASSESS, IN CONSULTATION WITH A PERSON IN A SUPERVISORY ROLE, WHETHER OR NOT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO APPLY FOR AN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO SUCH PERSON. SUCH ASSESSMENT MUST BE MADE AS SOON AS NECESSARY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE INVESTIGAT- ING OFFICIAL IS REFUSED ACCESS. THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO APPLY FOR AN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS AND THE REASONS THEREFOR SHALL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE INVESTIGATION FILE. Such application FOR AN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS shall state, insofar as the facts can be ascertained with reasonable diligence: S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08593-10-1
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