Assembly Bill A4014A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires general hospitals to establish policies/procedures regarding domestic violence; to establish training programs; to designate staff to coordinate services

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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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2017-A4014 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-z, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7585
2013-2014: A2562
2015-2016: A1232
2019-2020: A2850

2017-A4014 - Summary

Requires hospitals to establish policies and procedures regarding domestic violence; establishes ongoing training programs on domestic violence for all current and new hospital employees; designates a hospital staff member to coordinate services to victims; provides for the interaction of hospitals with community domestic violence service providers in order to coordinate services to victims of domestic violence

2017-A4014 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4014
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, OTIS, M. G. MILLER, CRESPO, GJONAJ, FAHY,
   WALKER,  BRONSON,  RICHARDSON,  SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital  domestic
   violence policies and procedures

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2805-z to read as follows:
   §  2805-Z.  HOSPITAL  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.  1.
 EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL SHALL:  (A)  DEVELOP,  MAINTAIN  AND  DISSEMINATE
 WRITTEN  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT,
 TREATMENT AND REFERRAL OF  CONFIRMED  OR  SUSPECTED  CASES  OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE;  (B)  ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A TRAINING
 PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES  REGARDING  THE  POLICIES  AND
 PROCEDURES  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; (C) DESIGNATE A STAFF
 MEMBER TO COORDINATE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;  AND  (D)
 CONTACT  THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION PROVID-
 ING VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY SUCH HOSPITAL  TO
 ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS.
   2.  UPON  ADMITTANCE  OR  COMMENCEMENT  OF TREATMENT OF A CONFIRMED OR
 SUSPECTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  VICTIM,  SUCH  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ADVISE  THE
 VICTIM  OF  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  THE SERVICES OF A BATTERED WOMEN'S OR
 VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION.  IF  AFTER  RECEIVING  SUCH  ADVICE  THE
 DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  VICTIM WISHES THE PRESENCE OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR
 VICTIM ASSISTANCE ADVOCATE, SUCH HOSPITAL SHALL CONTACT THE  APPROPRIATE
 ORGANIZATION AND REQUEST THAT ONE BE PROVIDED.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY
 BE  NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT EFFECTIVELY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION.  PRIOR TO PROMULGATING SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE  COMMIS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06097-01-7

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2017-A4014A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-z, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7585
2013-2014: A2562
2015-2016: A1232
2019-2020: A2850

2017-A4014A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires hospitals to establish policies and procedures regarding domestic violence; establishes ongoing training programs on domestic violence for all current and new hospital employees; designates a hospital staff member to coordinate services to victims; provides for the interaction of hospitals with community domestic violence service providers in order to coordinate services to victims of domestic violence

2017-A4014A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4014--A
                                                         Cal. No. 306
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, OTIS, M. G. MILLER, CRESPO, FAHY, WALKER,
   BRONSON,  RICHARDSON, SEPULVEDA, BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health -- ordered to a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital domestic
   violence policies and procedures
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2805-z to read as follows:
   § 2805-Z. HOSPITAL DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES.   1.
 EVERY  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  SHALL:  (A)  DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE
 WRITTEN POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  THE  IDENTIFICATION,  ASSESSMENT,
 TREATMENT  AND  REFERRAL  OF  CONFIRMED  OR  SUSPECTED CASES OF DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE; (B) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS,  A  TRAINING
 PROGRAM  FOR  ALL  CURRENT  AND NEW EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE POLICIES AND
 PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; (C) DESIGNATE  A  STAFF
 MEMBER  TO  COORDINATE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND (D)
 CONTACT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION  PROVID-
 ING  VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY SUCH HOSPITAL TO
 ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS.
   2. UPON ADMITTANCE OR COMMENCEMENT OF  TREATMENT  OF  A  CONFIRMED  OR
 SUSPECTED  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  VICTIM,  SUCH  HOSPITAL  SHALL ADVISE THE
 VICTIM OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES  OF  A  BATTERED  WOMEN'S  OR
 VICTIM  ASSISTANCE  ORGANIZATION.  IF  AFTER  RECEIVING  SUCH ADVICE THE
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM WISHES THE PRESENCE OF A DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  OR
 VICTIM  ASSISTANCE ADVOCATE, SUCH HOSPITAL SHALL CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE
 ORGANIZATION AND REQUEST THAT ONE BE PROVIDED.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY
 BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT EFFECTIVELY THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SECTION.   PRIOR TO PROMULGATING SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE COMMIS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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