| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 21, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Mar 03, 2014 |
print number 5813a |
| Mar 03, 2014 |
amend and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
| Jun 17, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5813A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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Bill Amendments
2013-S5813 - Details
2013-S5813 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5813
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to
standardized training curriculum requirements for employees and
volunteers providing services to persons with developmental
disabilities
PURPOSE: 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 shall 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.
JUSTIFICATION: As reported in the New York Times the past several
years, allegations of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in programs run
or certified by the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities
2013-S5813 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5813
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 17, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 for employees and volunteers provid-
ing services to persons with developmental disabilities
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 TRAINING CURRICULUM
CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. IN DEVELOPING SUCH CURRICULUM, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW OF REPORTS, STUDIES AND
OTHER TRAINING MODELS REGARDING THE TRAINING OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS FOR
PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (1) ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MALTREATMENT INDICATION
AND PREVENTION, (2) LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE
PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT AND
MALTREATMENT, (3) IDENTIFICATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (4)
FIRE SAFETY, (5) FIRST AID, (6) CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, (7)
CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (8) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
THE FORMAT OF SUCH TRAINING OR PROGRAMS SHALL BE IN TRADITIONAL LIVE
CLASSROOM OR AUDIENCE SETTINGS; TELECONFERENCES; VIDEO CONFERENCES;
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS; MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS; ACTIVITIES ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED FROM ANOTHER
LOCATION; ON-LINE COMPUTER COURSES; OR ANY OTHER INTERACTIVE FORMAT
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM
IS NOT SELF-STUDY OR CORRESPONDENCE WORK. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH PROGRAM
AND TRAINING SOLELY CONSIST OF WRITTEN MATERIALS. THE TRAINING OR
PROGRAM MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A PHYSICAL SETTING THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND
CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM, TRAI-
NEES SHALL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5813A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to
standardized training curriculum requirements for employees and
volunteers providing services to persons with developmental
disabilities
PURPOSE:
This bill will standardize safety trainings at developmental
disability facilities.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 13.23 of the Mental Hygiene Law by adding a
new paragraph (d) 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 shall 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.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
2013-S5813A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5813--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 17, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to standardized
training curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers provid-
ing services to persons with developmental disabilities
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 TRAINING CURRICULUM
CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. IN DEVELOPING SUCH CURRICULUM, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW OF REPORTS, STUDIES AND
OTHER TRAINING MODELS REGARDING THE TRAINING OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS FOR
PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (1) ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MALTREATMENT INDICATION
AND PREVENTION, (2) LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE
PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT AND
MALTREATMENT, (3) IDENTIFICATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (4)
FIRE SAFETY, (5) FIRST AID, (6) CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, (7)
CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (8) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
THE FORMAT OF SUCH TRAINING OR PROGRAMS SHALL BE IN TRADITIONAL LIVE
CLASSROOM OR AUDIENCE SETTINGS; TELECONFERENCES; VIDEO CONFERENCES;
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS; MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS; ACTIVITIES ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED FROM ANOTHER
LOCATION; ON-LINE COMPUTER COURSES; OR ANY OTHER INTERACTIVE FORMAT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11429-05-4
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