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Assembly Bill A7533

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires notice be posted in programs subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, informing employees to call 911 during an emergency

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2015-A7533 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7188
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง31.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7907, S6929
2017-2018: A2846, S1400
2019-2020: A1370, S5689
2021-2022: S577

2015-A7533 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice be posted in programs subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, informing employees to call 911 during an emergency and directing them to make required reports relating to abuse or neglect to the justice center for the protection of people with special needs or to law enforcement.

2015-A7533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7533

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
  ers of service to people with developmental disabilities

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

  Section 1. Section 31.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. FOR PROGRAMS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OPERATED, AUTHORIZED OR FUNDED BY
THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, POSTING A VISIBLE
NOTICE IN A PUBLIC AREA VISIBLE TO EMPLOYEES INFORMING SUCH EMPLOYEES TO
CALL  911 IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. FURTHER, THE NOTICE SHALL INFORM
EMPLOYEES THAT, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW,
THEY  SHALL  REPORT  TO  THE JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IF IT IS BELIEVED THAT ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A  SERVICE
RECIPIENT  HAS  OCCURRED;  AND  MAY  CONTACT  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  IF IT IS
BELIEVED THAT SUCH ABUSE OR NEGLECT CONSTITUTES  A  CRIME.  SUCH  NOTICE
SHALL  CONTAIN  THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE JUSTICE CENTER HOTLINE AND LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06015-01-5

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