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Senate Bill S7024

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties

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2011-S7024 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9617
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง31.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3728

2011-S7024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to posting notice that state law mandates reporting all forms of abuse to local law enforcement and district attorneys and ensuring that employees are properly trained regarding the reporting of abuse.

2011-S7024 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7024

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
  ers of services for the developmentally disabled

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

  Section  1.    Section  31.11  of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
  6. POSTING A VISIBLE NOTICE IN GROUP  HOMES  FOR  THE  DEVELOPMENTALLY
DISABLED  STATING  THAT NEW YORK LAW MANDATES ALL MANDATORY REPORTERS OR
EYEWITNESSES TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO REPORT ALL FORMS OF ABUSE  TO  LOCAL
LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND  DISTRICT  ATTORNEYS. THIS NOTICE SHALL INFORM THE
EMPLOYEE OF THE NEED TO CALL 911 IN SUCH CASES. IT  SHALL  ALSO  CONTAIN
THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
  7. ENSURING THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PROPERLY TRAINED WITH REGARD TO THE
REPORTING  REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FORMS OF ABUSE AND AS TO THE LOCATION OF
THE POSTING REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14978-05-2

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