NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1433

Senate Bill S1433

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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-S1433 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A271
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: S5813, A7910
2015-2016: S2466, A777

2017-S1433 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Standardizes safety trainings at developmental disability facilities.

2017-S1433 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1433

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to standardized
training curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers
providing services to persons with developmental disabilities

 PURPOSE :

This bill will standardize safety trainings at developmental
disability facilities.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends section 13.23 of the Mental Hygiene Law by adding a
new subdivision (d) which requires the Commissioner of the Office for
People with Developmental Disabilities to develop an educational
curriculum for all providers operated or licensed by the agency. The
educational curriculum shall include training in abuse, neglect and
maltreatment indication and prevention; laws, regulations and
procedures governing the protection of persons with disabilities from
abuse, neglect and maltreatment; identification, safety and security
procedures; fire safety; first aid; cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
cultural competence, and any other appropriate topic.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

As reported in the New York Times over the past several years,
allegations of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in programs run or
certified by the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities are
a problem. In response to these articles, a series of statewide public
hearings were held that were aimed at carefully examining the quality
of care and safety measures in homes for individuals with
developmental disabilities. As a result of the hearings, it was
learned that many staffers may not have adequate training in
recognizing or reporting neglect or abuse. This bill will ensure that
employees of developmental disability facilities will receive adequate
training regarding patient safety.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-2016: S.2466-A/A.777-A
2013-2014: S.5813-A/ A.7910-B

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minimal.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

2017-S1433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1433
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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.

                                                            LBD02506-01-7

 S. 1433                             2
 
 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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