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Assembly Bill A271

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A271 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1433
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.23, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7910, S5813
2015-2016: A777, S2466

2017-A271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Standardizes safety trainings at developmental disability facilities.

2017-A271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    271
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, BARRETT, BICHOTTE, FAHY, M. G. MILLER --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 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
 PROGRAM  MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A PHYSICAL SETTING THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND
 CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING OR PROGRAM, TRAI-
 NEES SHALL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

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