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Jun 13, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S8121
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2015-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10704
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §491, Soc Serv L
2015-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8121 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to duty to report incidents to 9-1-1 and the county district attorney's office PURPOSE : Relates to the duty to report incidents to 911 and the county district attorney's office. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill amends section 491 of the social services law, subsection 1 (a) and subsection 1 (b) is amended to include all suspicious and unexplained injuries to include broken bones, hematomas, open wounds beyond minor first aid, black eyes, swollen noses, extreme and questionable bruising, choke marks, burns, all individuals served found unresponsive and all death incidents be reported to a 9-1-1 operator and the local district attorney's office. The bill is further amended to read that subsection 3 (a) is amended to read that human services employees of said state agencies are required to report suspected abuse to a 9-1-1 operator, the district attorney's office and the vulnerable person's central register and willful failure to do so will result in the person being charged with
2015-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8121 I N S E N A T E June 13, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to duty to report incidents to 9-1-1 and the county district attorney's office THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 491 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012 and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 126 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: S 491. Duty to report incidents. 1. (a) Mandated reporters shall report allegations of reportable incidents, ALL SUSPICIOUS AND UNEX- PLAINED INJURIES TO INCLUDE BROKEN BONES, HEMATOMAS, OPEN WOUNDS BEYOND MINOR FIRST AID, BLACK EYES, SWOLLEN NOSES, EXTREME AND QUESTIONABLE BRUISING, CHOKE MARKS, BURNS, ALL INDIVIDUALS SERVED FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AND ALL DEATHS to A 9-1-1 OPERATOR, THE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND the vulnerable persons' central register EXCEPT FOR TAUNTS, DEROGATORY COMMENTS OR RIDICULE WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED SOLELY TO THE VULNERABLE PERSONS' CENTRAL REGISTER as established by section four hundred ninety-two of this article and in accordance with the requirements set forth therein. ALL MEDICAL EMERGENCIES THAT THREATEN THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED SHALL BE REPORTED IMME- DIATELY TO A 9-1-1 OPERATOR. (b) Allegations of reportable incidents, ALL SUSPICIOUS AND UNEX- PLAINED INJURIES TO INCLUDE BROKEN BONES, HEMATOMAS, OPEN WOUNDS BEYOND MINOR FIRST AID, BLACK EYES, SWOLLEN NOSES, EXTREME AND QUESTIONABLE BRUISING, CHOKE MARKS, BURNS, ALL INDIVIDUALS SERVED FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AND ALL DEATHS shall be reported immediately to A 9-1-1 OPERATOR, THE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND the vulnerable persons' central register upon discovery. For purposes of this article, "discovery" occurs when the mandated reporter witnesses a suspected reportable inci- dent or when another person, including the vulnerable person, comes before the mandated reporter in the mandated reporter's professional or official capacity and provides the mandated reporter with reasonable EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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