Senate Bill S4655

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires firefighters to report child abuse or maltreatment

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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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2009-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3471
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง413, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7034

2009-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires firefighters to report child abuse or maltreatment.

2009-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4655

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  the  mandatory
  reporting by firefighters of child abuse or maltreatment

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social
services law, as separately amended by chapters 323 and 366 of the  laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The  following  persons  and  officials are required to report or
cause a report to be made in accordance with this title when  they  have
reasonable  cause  to  suspect  that a child coming before them in their
professional or official capacity is an abused or maltreated  child,  or
when  they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused or
maltreated child where the parent, guardian, custodian or  other  person
legally  responsible  for  such child comes before them in their profes-
sional or official capacity and states from  personal  knowledge  facts,
conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an
abused  or maltreated child: any physician; registered physician assist-
ant; surgeon; medical  examiner;  coroner;  dentist;  dental  hygienist;
osteopath;  optometrist;  chiropractor;  podiatrist;  resident;  intern;
psychologist; registered nurse; social worker; emergency medical techni-
cian; licensed creative arts therapist;  licensed  marriage  and  family
therapist;  licensed  mental  health  counselor; licensed psychoanalyst;
hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care or treat-
ment of persons; a  Christian  Science  practitioner;  school  official,
which  includes  but  is  not limited to school teacher, school guidance
counselor, school psychologist,  school  social  worker,  school  nurse,
school administrator or other school personnel required to hold a teach-
ing  or  administrative  license or certificate; social services worker;
day care center worker; school-age child care worker; provider of family

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05120-01-9

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