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Assembly Bill A2846

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires notice be posted in programs subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, informing employees to call 911 during an emergency

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2017-A2846 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1400
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §31.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7907, S6929
2015-2016: A7533, S7188
2019-2020: A1370, S5689
2021-2022: S577

2017-A2846 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice be posted in programs subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, informing employees to call 911 during an emergency and directing them to make required reports relating to abuse or neglect to the justice center for the protection of people with special needs or to law enforcement.

2017-A2846 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2846
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
   ers of service to people with developmental disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 31.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. FOR PROGRAMS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OPERATED, AUTHORIZED OR FUNDED BY
 THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, POSTING A VISIBLE
 NOTICE IN A PUBLIC AREA VISIBLE TO EMPLOYEES INFORMING SUCH EMPLOYEES TO
 CALL  911 IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. FURTHER, THE NOTICE SHALL INFORM
 EMPLOYEES THAT, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW,
 THEY  SHALL  REPORT  TO  THE JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE
 WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IF IT IS BELIEVED THAT ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A  SERVICE
 RECIPIENT  HAS  OCCURRED;  AND  MAY  CONTACT  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  IF IT IS
 BELIEVED THAT SUCH ABUSE OR NEGLECT CONSTITUTES  A  CRIME.  SUCH  NOTICE
 SHALL  CONTAIN  THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE JUSTICE CENTER HOTLINE AND LOCAL
 LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01260-01-7

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