Assembly Bill A8258A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to developing guidelines for the identification and reporting of suspected self-neglect and abuse and maltreatment in healthcare settings

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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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2017-A8258 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6676
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 §§260 - 262, Eld L

2017-A8258 - Summary

Relates to developing guidelines for the identification and reporting of suspected self-neglect, elder abuse and maltreatment in healthcare settings; requires the director of the office for the aging, the commissioner of the department of health, and the commissioner of the office of children and family services to publish such guidelines and materials on their websites and provide them to healthcare providers and facilities upon request.

2017-A8258 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8258
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to elder abuse
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The elder law is amended by adding a new article three to
 read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 3
                                ELDER ABUSE
 SECTION 301. GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF ELDER  ABUSE
                IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.
   §  301.  GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF ELDER ABUSE IN
 HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.  1. DEFINITIONS. (A) "ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT" SHALL
 MEAN ACTIONS AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) AND (G) OF
 SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-THREE  OF  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW;
   (B)  "OLDER ADULT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL AGED SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER; AND
   2. THE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMI-
 LY SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH,  AND  INDUSTRY  AND  STAKEHOLDER
 GROUPS,  SHALL  DEVELOP  GUIDELINES  TO  ASSIST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND
 OTHERS WORKING IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO IDENTIFY  SUSPECTED  ABUSE  AND
 MALTREATMENT  OF  AN  OLDER  ADULT.  SUCH  GUIDELINES MAY BE TAILORED TO
 SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS OR INDUSTRIES AND SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT
 BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT;
   (B)  SCREENING  QUESTIONS  THAT  CAN  BE  ASKED DURING A VISIT TO HELP
 DETECT WHETHER ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT MAY BE OCCURRING;
   (C) SUGGESTIONS FOR DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF ABUSE AND  MALTREAT-
 MENT WITH THE OLDER ADULT IN ORDER TO OFFER ASSISTANCE; AND
   (D) TRAINING MATERIALS.

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

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2017-A8258A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6676
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 §§260 - 262, Eld L

2017-A8258A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to developing guidelines for the identification and reporting of suspected self-neglect, elder abuse and maltreatment in healthcare settings; requires the director of the office for the aging, the commissioner of the department of health, and the commissioner of the office of children and family services to publish such guidelines and materials on their websites and provide them to healthcare providers and facilities upon request.

2017-A8258A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8258--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. LUPARDO, SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, BARRON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- reported  and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to developing guidelines for
   identifying and reporting elder abuse in healthcare settings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 3 to read
 as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 3
     IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING SELF NEGLECT, ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT IN
                            HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
 SECTION 260. DEFINITIONS.
         261. GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING  AND  REPORTING  SUSPECTED  SELF
                NEGLECT, ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.
         262. PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GUIDELINES.
   § 260. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "ABUSE  AND  MALTREATMENT"  SHALL MEAN ACTIONS AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPHS (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) AND (G) OF  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION
 FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   2.  "SELF NEGLECT" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH
 (F) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-THREE  OF  THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   3.  "OLDER  ADULT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL AGED SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER.
   4. "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING.
   §  261.  GUIDELINES  FOR  IDENTIFYING  AND  REPORTING  SUSPECTED  SELF
 NEGLECT,  ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.  THE DIRECTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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