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Senate Bill S7282

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the director of the office of the aging to develop materials relating to elder abuse awareness in social adult day services programs

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2011-S7282 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9930
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง215, Eld L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S2093, A1960

2011-S7282 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the director of the office of the aging to develop materials for employees and volunteers relating to elder abuse awareness in social adult day services programs.

2011-S7282 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7282

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the director  of
  the  office  of the aging to develop materials relating to elder abuse
  awareness in social adult day services programs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 215 of the elder law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C)  THE DIRECTOR SHALL DEVELOP MATERIALS FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS
OF PROGRAMS PROVIDING SOCIAL ADULT DAY SERVICES OR SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE
ON THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ELDER ABUSE. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL  INCLUDE,
BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  WAYS  TO  DISCUSS SUSPECTED ELDER ABUSE WITH
SENIORS WHERE ABUSE IS SUSPECTED AND RESOURCES TO WHICH SENIORS  MAY  BE
REFERRED FOR COUNSELING, SHELTER, OR OTHER ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15342-01-2

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