Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 15, 2012 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 16, 2011 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5794
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9118
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง13.23, Ment Hyg L
2011-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5794 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to standardized training curriculum requirements PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to Standardize safety trainings at developmental disability facilities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend section 13.23 of the Mental Hygiene law by adding a new paragraph (h) which requires the commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to develop an educational curriculum for all providers operated or licensed by the agency. The educational curriculum shill include training in abuse, neglect and maltreatment indication and prevention; laws, regulations and procedures governing the protection of persons with disabilities from abuse; neglect and maltreatment; identification, safety and security procedures; fire safety; first aid; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cultural competence, and; any other appropriate topic. S 6501(3) (a) as amended in 1989 mandates that medical professionals who are covered under the mandatory child abuse reporting law receive
2011-S5794 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5794 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 16, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to standardized training curriculum requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows: (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ALL PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER LICENSED, CERTI- FIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE TO COMPLETE A STANDARDIZED TRAINING CURRICULUM CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER. SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MALTREATMENT INDICATION AND PREVENTION, (II) LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MALTREATMENT, (III) IDENTIFICATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (IV) FIRE SAFETY, (V) FIRST AID, (VI) CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, (VII) CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (VIII) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC. S 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2012. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13094-01-1
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