Senate Bill S891

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the development of guidelines to help avert retraumatization of victims of sexual offenses in a behavioral health outpatient setting

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  • 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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2013-S891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§7.44 & 19.43, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7069
2015-2016: S2640
2017-2018: S2346
2019-2020: S3765
2021-2022: S3282
2023-2024: S7968

2013-S891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the development of guidelines and procedures by the office of mental health to help avert retraumatization of victims of sexual offenses in a behavioral health outpatient setting.

2013-S891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   891

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to averting  retrau-
  matization of victims of sexual offenses in a behavioral health outpa-
  tient setting

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new  section
7.45 to read as follows:
S 7.45 VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OFFENSES; OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING.
  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  DEVELOP  GUIDELINES  REGARDING  VICTIMS  OF SEXUAL
OFFENSES RECEIVING SERVICES IN AN OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING. SUCH  GUIDE-
LINES  SHALL  OUTLINE  BEST  PRACTICES  PROVIDERS MAY USE WHEN PROVIDING
SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN AN EFFORT TO AVERT  RETRAUMATIZA-
TION  BY KNOWN SEX OFFENDERS. SUCH BEST PRACTICES SHALL, TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT POSSIBLE, BE BASED ON EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES. IN CREATING  SUCH
GUIDELINES,  THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH STAKEHOLDERS. SUCH STAKEHOLD-
ERS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  CONSUMER
ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS AND VICTIM RIGHTS GROUPS.
  S  2.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 19.43
to read as follows:
S 19.43 VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OFFENSES; OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING.
  THE OFFICE  SHALL  DEVELOP  GUIDELINES  REGARDING  VICTIMS  OF  SEXUAL
OFFENSES  RECEIVING SERVICES IN AN OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING. SUCH GUIDE-
LINES SHALL OUTLINE BEST PRACTICES  PROVIDERS  MAY  USE  WHEN  PROVIDING
SERVICES  TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN AN EFFORT TO AVERT RETRAUMATIZA-
TION BY KNOWN SEX OFFENDERS. SUCH BEST PRACTICES SHALL, TO THE  GREATEST
EXTENT  POSSIBLE, BE BASED ON EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES. IN CREATING SUCH
GUIDELINES, THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH STAKEHOLDERS. SUCH  STAKEHOLD-
ERS  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESENTATIVES OF CONSUMER
ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS AND VICTIM RIGHTS GROUPS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
              

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