Senate Bill S2466A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires employees and volunteers providing services to persons with developmental disabilities to complete certain training

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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-S2466 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A777
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.23, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5813, A7910
2017-2018: S1433, A271

2015-S2466 - Summary

Requires employees and volunteers providing services to persons with developmental disabilities to complete certain training.

2015-S2466 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2466 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2466

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  standardized
  training  curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers provid-
  ing services to persons with developmental disabilities

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

  Section  1.  Section  13.23  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ALL
PERSONS  WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER LICENSED, CERTI-
FIED OR OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  TO  COMPLETE  A  TRAINING  CURRICULUM
CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS SUBDIVISION.   IN DEVELOPING SUCH CURRICULUM, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW OF REPORTS,  STUDIES  AND
OTHER  TRAINING MODELS REGARDING THE TRAINING OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS FOR
PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.  SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (1) ABUSE, NEGLECT  AND  MALTREATMENT  INDICATION
AND  PREVENTION,  (2)  LAWS,  REGULATIONS  AND  PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE
PROTECTION  OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  FROM  ABUSE,  NEGLECT   AND
MALTREATMENT,  (3)  IDENTIFICATION,  SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (4)
FIRE SAFETY, (5)  FIRST  AID,  (6)  CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCITATION,  (7)
CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (8) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
  THE  FORMAT  OF SUCH TRAINING OR PROGRAMS SHALL BE IN TRADITIONAL LIVE
CLASSROOM OR  AUDIENCE  SETTINGS;  TELECONFERENCES;  VIDEO  CONFERENCES;
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS; MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS;   ACTIVITIES   ELECTRONICALLY   TRANSMITTED  FROM  ANOTHER
LOCATION; ON-LINE COMPUTER COURSES;  OR  ANY  OTHER  INTERACTIVE  FORMAT
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM
IS NOT SELF-STUDY OR CORRESPONDENCE WORK. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH PROGRAM
AND  TRAINING  SOLELY  CONSIST  OF  WRITTEN  MATERIALS.  THE TRAINING OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02051-01-5
              

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2015-S2466A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A777
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.23, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5813, A7910
2017-2018: S1433, A271

2015-S2466A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employees and volunteers providing services to persons with developmental disabilities to complete certain training.

2015-S2466A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2466A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2466--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE, DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and
  Developmental Disabilities -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Mental
  Health  and  Developmental Disabilities in accordance with Senate Rule
  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to standardized
  training curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers  provid-
  ing services to persons with developmental disabilities

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

  Section 1. Section 13.23 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ALL
PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER LICENSED,  CERTI-
FIED  OR  OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  TO  COMPLETE  A TRAINING CURRICULUM
CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.   IN DEVELOPING SUCH  CURRICULUM,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONDUCT A LITERATURE REVIEW OF REPORTS, STUDIES AND
OTHER TRAINING MODELS REGARDING THE TRAINING OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS  FOR
PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.  SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO: (1) ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MALTREATMENT INDICATION
AND PREVENTION, (2)  LAWS,  REGULATIONS  AND  PROCEDURES  GOVERNING  THE
PROTECTION   OF  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  FROM  ABUSE,  NEGLECT  AND
MALTREATMENT, (3) IDENTIFICATION, SAFETY AND  SECURITY  PROCEDURES,  (4)
FIRE  SAFETY,  (5)  FIRST  AID,  (6)  CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, (7)
CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (8) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC.
  THE FORMAT OF SUCH TRAINING OR PROGRAMS SHALL BE IN  TRADITIONAL  LIVE
CLASSROOM  OR  AUDIENCE  SETTINGS;  TELECONFERENCES;  VIDEO CONFERENCES;
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS; MOTION PICTURE PRESENTATIONS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS;  ACTIVITIES  ELECTRONICALLY   TRANSMITTED   FROM   ANOTHER
LOCATION;  ON-LINE  COMPUTER  COURSES;  OR  ANY OTHER INTERACTIVE FORMAT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02051-03-6
              

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