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Assembly Bill A6071A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires residential healthcare facilities to provide, in multiple languages, information concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in the facilities

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2011-A6071 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-d, Pub Health L

2011-A6071 - Summary

Requires residential healthcare facilities to post, in multiple languages, information concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in the facilities, to provide such information in written form and to provide such translation service for persons unable to read such notices.

2011-A6071 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6071

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MENG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring residen-
  tial healthcare facilities to post, in multiple languages, information
  concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in  the  facili-
  ties,  to provide such information in written form and to provide such
  translation service for persons unable to read such notices

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

  Section  1.  Section  2803-d  of  the  public health law is amended by
adding a new subdivision  2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. (A) EACH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER  SHALL:
(1) POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
A  NOTICE  PREPARED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  SETTING  FORTH THE INFORMATION
CONCERNING HOW TO REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS OF SUSPECTED ABUSE  OF
PATIENTS  IN  THE FACILITY, TOGETHER WITH THE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND OTHER
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE  TELEPHONE  NUMBER
FOR  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH NURSING HOME COMPLAINT
HOTLINE; AND
  (2) MAKE PAPER COPIES OF THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
  (B)(1) THE NOTICE AND INFORMATION REQUIRED BY  SUBPARAGRAPHS  ONE  AND
TWO  OF  PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH,
FRENCH, SPANISH AND MANDARIN. INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES SHALL  ALSO  PROVIDE
THE  INFORMATION  REQUIRED  BY SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES THAT ARE COMMONLY UTILIZED AS  FIRST
LANGUAGES BY MULTIPLE PATIENTS OF THE FACILITY.
  (2)  UPON  REQUEST,  EACH  FACILITY  SHALL PROVIDE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
SERVICES TO A PATIENT OR PATIENT ASSISTANT SO  AS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  ALL
PATIENTS  AND  PATIENT  ASSISTANTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO READ AND COMPREHEND
THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO TRANS-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08546-01-1

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2011-A6071A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2803-d, Pub Health L

2011-A6071A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires residential healthcare facilities to post, in multiple languages, information concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in the facilities, to provide such information in written form and to provide such translation service for persons unable to read such notices.

2011-A6071A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6071--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MENG, MAISEL, ROSENTHAL, M. MILLER, AUBRY, MOYA,
  DenDEKKER, P. RIVERA, BRAUNSTEIN, CAMARA, COLTON,  STEVENSON,  GIBSON,
  BARRON,  ORTIZ,  MAGNARELLI,  CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COOK, GOTTFRIED, HEASTIE, MARKEY, PERRY,  PHEFFER,  SALADINO,  TITONE,
  WEINSTEIN,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring residen-
  tial healthcare facilities to post, in multiple languages, information
  concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in  the  facili-
  ties,  to provide such information in written form and to provide such
  translation service for persons unable to read such notices

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

  Section  1.  Section  2803-d  of  the  public health law is amended by
adding a new subdivision  2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. (A) EACH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER  SHALL:
(1) POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
A  NOTICE  PREPARED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  SETTING  FORTH THE INFORMATION
CONCERNING HOW TO REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS OF SUSPECTED ABUSE  OF
PATIENTS  IN  THE FACILITY, TOGETHER WITH THE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND OTHER
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE  TELEPHONE  NUMBER
FOR  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH NURSING HOME COMPLAINT
HOTLINE; AND
  (2) MAKE PAPER COPIES OF THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
  (B)(1) THE NOTICE AND INFORMATION REQUIRED BY  SUBPARAGRAPHS  ONE  AND
TWO  OF  PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH.
INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES SHALL ALSO PROVIDE  THE  INFORMATION  REQUIRED  BY
SUBPARAGRAPH  TWO OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN LANGUAGES THAT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08546-02-1

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