Senate Bill S787A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities

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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-S787 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2702
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9554
2011-2012: A565
2013-2014: S7607, A5147
2015-2016: S301, A3829

2017-S787 - Summary

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities.

2017-S787 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S787 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    787
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony
   crime reports in certain adult care facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 461-m of the social services law,  as  amended  by
 section  14  of part D of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 461-m. Death and felony crime reporting. The operator  of  an  adult
 home,  ENRICHED  HOUSING  PROGRAM  or residence for adults shall have an
 affirmative duty to report any death, or attempted suicide of a resident
 to the department OF HEALTH within twenty-four hours of its  occurrence,
 and  shall also have an affirmative duty to report to an appropriate law
 enforcement authority if [it is believed that] THE OPERATOR DISCOVERS AN
 INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR BELIEVES OR REASONABLY SHOULD  BELIEVE  WOULD
 CONSTITUTE  a  felony crime [may have been committed] against a resident
 of such facility as soon as possible, or in  any  event  within  [forty-
 eight]  TWENTY-FOUR hours. In addition, [the] ANY operator OF A FACILITY
 DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF  THIS  CHAPTER  THAT  IS
 SUBJECT  TO THIS SECTION, shall, IN ADDITION, send any reports involving
 a resident who had at any time received services from a  mental  hygiene
 service provider to the justice center for the protection of people with
 special needs WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE DEATH OR
 ATTEMPTED  SUICIDE  OR OF THE DISCOVERY OF AN INCIDENT THAT THE OPERATOR
 BELIEVED OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE BELIEVED TO BE A FELONY CRIME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S787A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2702
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §461-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9554
2011-2012: A565
2013-2014: S7607, A5147
2015-2016: S301, A3829

2017-S787A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities.

2017-S787A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S787A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  787--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Health -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony
   crime reports in certain adult care facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Section 461-m of the social services law, as amended by
 section 14 of part D of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  461-m.  Death  and felony crime reporting. The operator of an adult
 home, ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM or residence for  adults  shall  have  an
 affirmative duty to report any death, or attempted suicide of a resident
 to  the department OF HEALTH within twenty-four hours of its occurrence,
 and shall also have an affirmative duty to report to an appropriate  law
 enforcement authority if [it is believed that] THE OPERATOR DISCOVERS AN
 INCIDENT  THAT  THE OPERATOR BELIEVES OR REASONABLY SHOULD BELIEVE WOULD
 CONSTITUTE a felony crime [may have been committed] against  a  resident
 of  such  facility  as  soon as possible, or in any event within [forty-
 eight] TWENTY-FOUR hours. In addition, [the] ANY operator OF A  FACILITY
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER THAT IS
 SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION, shall, IN ADDITION, send any reports  involving
 a  resident  who had at any time received services from a mental hygiene
 service provider to the justice center for the protection of people with
 special needs WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE DEATH OR
 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR OF THE DISCOVERY OF AN INCIDENT THAT  THE  OPERATOR
 BELIEVED OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE BELIEVED TO BE A FELONY CRIME.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided however, that the commissioner of health may
 adopt, amend, suspend or repeal any regulations or  take  other  actions
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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