Senate Bill S6921

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6921 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §473, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2154, S7557
2019-2020: S1418
2021-2022: S6956
2023-2024: S7318

2015-S6921 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of protective services and creates a hotline and clearinghouse for the reporting of cases involving physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, active, passive or self neglect, financial exploitation or other hazardous situations that can reasonably be expected to jeopardize the health and welfare of any individual.

2015-S6921 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6921

                            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  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  providing
  protective services to certain individuals

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 473 of the social services law, as
amended by chapter 395 of the laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  In  addition  to  services  provided  by social services officials
pursuant to other provisions  of  this  chapter,  such  officials  shall
provide  protective  services in accordance with federal and state regu-
lations to or for individuals without regard to income who[, because  of
mental  or  physical  impairments,]  are  unable  to  manage  their  own
resources, carry out the activities of daily living,  or  protect  them-
selves  from  physical  abuse,  sexual  abuse,  emotional abuse, active,
passive or self neglect, financial exploitation or other hazardous situ-
ations without assistance from others and have no one available  who  is
willing  and  able  to  assist  them  responsibly.  Such  services shall
include:
  (a) receiving and investigating reports of seriously impaired individ-
uals who may be in need of protection;
  (b) arranging for medical and psychiatric  services  to  evaluate  and
whenever  possible  to  safeguard and improve the circumstances of those
with serious impairments;
  (c) arranging, when necessary, for commitment, guardianship, or  other
protective  placement  of  such  individuals  either directly or through
referral to another appropriate agency, provided,  however,  that  where
possible,  the  least  restrictive  of  these measures shall be employed
before more restrictive controls are imposed;
  (d) providing services to assist such individuals to move  from  situ-
ations which are, or are likely to become, hazardous to their health and
well-being;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14281-01-6
              

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