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Assembly Bill A5008

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes special procedures for the conduct of child protective investigations

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2009-A5008 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง424, Soc Serv L

2009-A5008 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes guidelines for the conduct of child protective investigations following a report of child abuse or neglect; requires an investigator to clearly identify the reason for and purpose of the investigation and to apprise the parent or other guardian of their rights and obligations; requires investigator, where possible to record an interview and to have physical exams conducted by a physician.

2009-A5008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5008

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, BARRA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ALFANO  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Children and
  Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the  conduct  of
  child protective investigations

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

  Section 1. Section 424 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 6-c to read as follows:
  6-C. UPON CONDUCTING  AN  EVALUATION  AND  INVESTIGATION  PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION  SIX OF THIS SECTION, ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PROCE-
DURES:
  (A) UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH  THE  PARENT  OR  OTHER  PERSON  LEGALLY
RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE CHILD, A CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE CASEWORKER SHALL
IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY HIMSELF  OR  HERSELF  TO  SUCH  PARENT  OR  LEGALLY
RESPONSIBLE  PERSON AS A CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE CASEWORKER. SUCH CASE-
WORKER SHALL: (I) FULLY APPRISE SUCH PARENTS OR PERSON  OF  ALL  ALLEGA-
TIONS  OF  ABUSE  OR MALTREATMENT OF WHICH THE CASEWORKER IS AWARE; (II)
INFORM SUCH PARENT OR PERSON THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO  COOPER-
ATE  WITH  THE INVESTIGATION AND THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS CIVIL AND NOT
CRIMINAL IN NATURE; AND (III) ASK SUCH PARENT OR PERSON TO ADDRESS  EACH
ALLEGATION  OF  ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT. THE CASEWORKER SHALL ALSO REQUEST
SUCH PARENT'S OR PERSON'S CONSENT TO  SPEAK  WITH  THE  CHILD.  IF  SUCH
CONSENT IS REFUSED OR SUCH PARENT OR PERSON OTHERWISE REFUSES TO COOPER-
ATE  WITH  THE INVESTIGATION, THE CASEWORKER SHALL INFORM SUCH PARENT OR
PERSON THAT FAILURE TO COOPERATE MAY  RESULT  IN  THE  CHILD  PROTECTIVE
SERVICE  SEEKING  TO  COMPEL  COOPERATION THROUGH AN ORDER OF THE FAMILY
COURT.  THE CASEWORKER SHALL ALSO INFORM SUCH PARENT OR PERSON THAT  THE
CHILD  MAY  NOT  BE  REMOVED  FROM  THE HOME SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF SUCH
REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH  THE  INVESTIGATION.  WHENEVER  POSSIBLE,  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08341-01-9

              

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