Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2016 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 06, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.1368 |
Apr 29, 2016 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S7414
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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-S7414 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10383
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§495 & 424-a, Soc Serv L
2015-S7414 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7414 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the requirement to check the justice center's register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect PURPOSE OF THE BILL : This bill would require additional service providers to check the Staff Exclusion List ("SEL") register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs ("Justice Center") before hiring employees or allowing persons to have regular and substantial contact with service recipients, and would allow all providers to re-check it no more than once in any six-month period. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would amend subdivisions 2 and 3 of the Social Services Law ("SSL") § 495. A new paragraph (a) would be added to subdivision 2 to add the following entities to the list of facilities and providers authorized to check the SEL: overnight, summer and traveling summer day camps for children that are subject to article thirteen of the Public Health Law (PHL); nursing homes licensed by
2015-S7414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7414 I N S E N A T E April 29, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- (at request of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on 34 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the requirement to check the justice center's register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 495 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: 2. (A) All facility and provider agencies, other providers of services to vulnerable persons in programs licensed, certified or funded by any state oversight agency, OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY AND TRAVELING SUMMER DAY CAMPS FOR CHILDREN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ANY RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ANY CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY, LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGENCY OR LONG TERM HOME HEALTH CARE PROGRAM CERTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ANY ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER and other provider and licensing agencies as defined in subdivision three or four of section four hundred twenty-four-a of this chapter shall check the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect before determining whether to hire or otherwise allow any person as an employ- ee, administrator, consultant, intern, volunteer or contractor who will have the potential for regular and substantial contact with a service recipient or before approving an applicant for a license, certificate, permit or other approval to provide care to a service recipient. (For state entities bound by collective bargaining, such action established by collective bargaining shall govern.) (B) AN INQUIRY REGARDING ANY CURRENT EMPLOYEE, ADMINISTRATOR, CONSULT- ANT, INTERN, VOLUNTEER OR CONTRACTOR WHO WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14280-02-6
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