Assembly Bill A3060

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program

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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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2019-A3060 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-ii, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10408
2021-2022: A5281
2023-2024: A4276

2019-A3060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program to provide expert, comprehensive, compassionate care to patients and training to support providers in health care facilities that do not have a designated sexual assault forensic examination program.

2019-A3060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3060
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, GALEF -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2805-ii to read as follows:
   §  2805-II.  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  FORENSIC  EXAMINATION TELEMEDICINE PILOT
 PROGRAM. 1. SAFE PILOT ESTABLISHMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A
 SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION (SAFE) TELEMEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM TO
 ASSIST IN PROVIDING EXPERT, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE CARE  TO  ADULT
 AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN HEALTH CARE
 FACILITIES  THAT  DO NOT HAVE A DESIGNATED SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM-
 INATION PROGRAM.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF
 CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES,  WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
 SUCH PILOT PROGRAM.  SUCH SAFE TELEMEDICINE PILOT SHALL:
   (A) SUPPORT PATIENT CARE AND PROVIDE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  INSTRUCTION
 AND  SUPPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER ON A TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS
 A WEEK BASIS TO ANY VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE WHO PRESENTS AT  A
 FACILITY PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PILOT FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL
 ASSAULT OR ABUSE, AND CONSENTS TO SUCH SERVICES;
   (B) HAVE PROFESSIONALS SPECIALLY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED AND CERTIFIED AS
 SEXUAL  ASSAULT  FORENSIC  EXAMINERS  TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY ROOM STAFF IN
 CARING FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE AND APPROPRIATELY SECURING
 FORENSIC EVIDENCE THROUGH LIVE AUDIO VIDEO TECHNOLOGY;
   (C) OFFER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH  TELEMEDICINE  TO  NO  LESS  THAN
 FORTY-SIX  HOSPITALS  UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING
 ALL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND MANY HOSPITALS IN RURAL AND/OR  UNDER-
 SERVED AREAS OF THE STATE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01635-01-9
              

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