NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1400

Senate Bill S1400

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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Jan 09, 2017	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

2017-S1400 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2846
Current Committee:: Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §31.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6929, A7907
2015-2016: S7188, A7533
2019-2020: S5689, A1370
2021-2022: S577

2017-S1400 (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-S1400 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1400

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of
providers of service to people with developmental disabilities

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this bill is to require all programs for the develop-
mentally disabled to post a visible notice informing employees to call
911 in the event of an emergency and that as mandated reporters they
must report suspected abuse, neglect or maltreatment of an individual
in the program to the Justice Center for the Protection of People with
Special Needs.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill amends Section 31.11 of the Mental Hygiene Law
by adding a new subdivision 6 to require programs licensed, certified,
operated, authorized or funded by the office for people with
developmental disabilities to post a visible notice in a public area
visible to employees that such employee is to call 911 in the event of
an emergency. In addition, the notice shall, inform employees that as
mandated reporters pursuant to article eleven of the social services
law, they shall report to the justice center for the protection of

people with special needs suspected abuse or neglect of an individual
at such a program and that they 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.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Many times employees of group homes for the developmentally disabled
notice that a client has visible signs of abuse. However, they report
it to their supervisor and often this information never gets to law
enforcement agencies or properly investigated.

Current law requires mandatory reporters to report such conduct to the
Justice Center. This legislation helps to ensure that employees are
aware of their responsibility, in an emergency, to contact 911 and
that as mandated reporters they must contact the Justice Center if
they believe abuse or neglect has occurred.

This legislation supports the protection of our most vulnerable
population.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.7188/A.7533 (Abinanti) passed Assembly
2014: A7907 (Weisenberg) passed Assembly;
2014: S.6929 (Golden) referred to Mental Health
2013: A.7907 (Weisenberg) passed Assembly.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Undetermined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1400
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 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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