Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 28, 2016 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 17, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 16, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 15, 2016 |
1st report cal.368 |
Mar 07, 2016 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S6925
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2015-S6925 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 19 ยงยง1900 - 1901, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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2015-S6925 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6925 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to screening for elder abuse and maltreatment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The legislation will require the Commissioner of Health to develop a screening tool to identify abuse in elderly individuals that may be used by health care providers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends the public health law to add a new article 19. Article 19 will require the Commissioner of Health to develop a screening tool to identify various forms of abuse or maltreatment in elderly patients that may be used by health care providers during courses of treatment, including but not limited to, annual physical exams or patient screenings under the uniform assessment system for long term care. Section 2 of the bill establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Elder abuse has emerged nationally as one of the most underreported
2015-S6925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6925 I N S E N A T E March 7, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to screening for elder abuse and maltreatment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 19 to read as follows: ARTICLE 19 ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT SCREENING SECTION 1900. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. 1901. ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT SCREENING. S 1900. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT WITH INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS, ADMISSIONS AND MORTALITY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR INCREASED MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, PARTICULARLY AS NEW YORK CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL HEALTHCARE REFORM INITIATIVES. A SCREENING TOOL, TO BE UTILIZED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AT IMPORTANT JUNCTURES IN THE LIVES OF THOSE SIXTY YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUSTED MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO HELP IDENTIFY HIGH RISK PATIENTS AND HELP TO ENSURE THEIR CONTINUED HEALTH AND SAFETY. S 1901. ELDER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT SCREENING. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SCREENING TOOL TO IDENTIFY ABUSE IN ELDERLY INDIVID- UALS. PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS MAY USE THE TOOL TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT IN THEIR ELDERLY PATIENTS DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS OR AS PART OF PATIENT SCREENING UNDER THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM CARE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 2. THE SCREENING TOOL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: A. A UNIFORM INTERVENTION QUESTIONNAIRE WITH A COMMON SCALE THAT CAN BE USED ACROSS HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS AND POPULATIONS TO ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS; B. QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE USED FOR BOTH COGNITIVELY INTACT AS WELL AS COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14408-03-6
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