Senate Bill S718

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • 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-S718 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2283
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2 & 461-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9551
2011-2012: A595
2013-2014: S5893, A2695
2017-2018: S1102, A2463
2019-2020: S874, A1084

2015-S718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities; provides that residents have a right to be informed about their condition, treatment and medications.

2015-S718 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   718

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  adult  care
  facilities

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

  Section 1. Section 2 of the social services law is amended  by  adding
two new subdivisions 39 and 40 to read as follows:
  39.  RESIDENT  REPRESENTATIVE  MEANS  A  FAMILY MEMBER OR OTHER PERSON
DESIGNATED BY A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT HOME, ENRICHED HOUSING  PROGRAM  OR
RESIDENCE  FOR  ADULTS IN THE ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF
OF THE RESIDENT. THE ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT SHALL BE AMENDED AT  ANY  TIME
AT  THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENT TO DESIGNATE OR CHANGE A RESIDENT REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
  40. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE MEANS A PERSON  AUTHORIZED  UNDER  APPLICABLE
LAW  TO  TAKE  CERTAIN  ACTION ON BEHALF OF A RESIDENT OF AN ADULT HOME,
ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE FOR ADULTS. SUCH  LEGAL  REPRESEN-
TATIVE  MAY  INCLUDE,  BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, LEGAL COUNSEL, A COURT-AP-
POINTED GUARDIAN, AN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT UNDER  A  POWER  OF  ATTORNEY,  AN
AGENT  UNDER  A  HEALTH  CARE PROXY OR A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE, DEPENDING
UPON THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 461-d of  the  social  services  law  is
amended  by  adding  three  new  paragraphs  (l), (m) and (n) to read as
follows:
  (L) EVERY RESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FULLY INFORMED BY HIS OR
HER PHYSICIAN, OR OTHER HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OF HIS  OR  HER
MEDICAL  CONDITION  AND  PROPOSED  MEDICATION,  TREATMENT  AND SERVICES,
UNLESS MEDICALLY CONTRAINDICATED, AND TO REFUSE MEDICATION, TREATMENT OR
SERVICES AFTER BEING FULLY INFORMED OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH ACTIONS;
PROVIDED THAT AN OPERATOR ACTING REASONABLY AND IN GOOD FAITH, SHALL NOT

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

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