Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to mental health |
Mar 11, 2015 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A6035
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JAFFEE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2015-A6035 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A6035 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6035 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a statewide central registry of employees of mental health and develop- mental disability facilities terminated from employment for abuse, neglect or mistreatment 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 5.11 to read as follows: S 5.11 STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR ABUSE, NEGLECT OR MISTREATMENT. (A) THE COMMISSIONERS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL JOINTLY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, A STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF PERSONS, WHO ARE OR WERE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACK- GROUND HISTORY CHECK PURSUANT TO LAW, AND WHO WERE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT BY ANY FACILITY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ON THE BASIS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR MISTREATMENT. THE REGIS- TRY SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONERS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL REQUIRE INCLUDING THE NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE PERSON TERMI- NATED FROM EMPLOYMENT; THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE TERMINATING FACILITY; THE DATE AND REASONS FOR TERMINATION; AND THE TYPES AND DISPOSITIONS OF ALL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SUCH PERSON RELATED TO THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (B) EACH FACILITY SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUISITE INFORMATION TO THE REGISTRY NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PERSON FOR ABUSE, NEGLECT OR MISTREATMENT. (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EVERY FACILITY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06464-01-5
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