Senate Bill S8580

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee


  • 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-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11300
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 §§263 - 270, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2912, A866
2021-2022: S85, A7807
2023-2024: S1783, A372

2017-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights.

2017-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8580
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing the  lesbian,
   gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill
   of rights
 
   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 4 to  read
 as follows:
                                  ARTICLE 4
       LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
                         RESIDENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS
 SECTION 263. DEFINITIONS.
         264. UNLAWFUL ACTIONS.
         265. RECORDKEEPING.
         266. PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
         267. RESIDENT PRIVACY.
         268. TRAINING.
         269. APPLICATION.
         270. VIOLATIONS.
   § 263. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   1."GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION"  SHALL  MEAN A PERSON'S ACTUAL OR
 PERCEIVED GENDER-RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, EXPRESSION,  OR
 OTHER  GENDER-RELATED  CHARACTERISTIC  REGARDLESS OF THE SEX ASSIGNED TO
 THAT PERSON AT BIRTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE STATUS OF BEING
 TRANSGENDER.
   2. "GENDER-NONCONFORMING" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHOSE GENDER  EXPRESSION
 DOES  NOT  CONFORM  TO  STEREOTYPICAL EXPECTATIONS OF HOW A MAN OR WOMAN
 SHOULD APPEAR OR ACT.
   3. "LGBT" SHALL MEAN LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, OR TRANSGENDER.
   4. "LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES" OR "FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN  RESIDENTIAL
 HEALTH  CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWEN-
 TY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ADULT CARE FACILITIES  AS
 DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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