Assembly Bill A5638

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the mandatory reporting of senior abuse or maltreatment

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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-A5638 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Aging
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9-B Title 1 §473-aa, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8809

2019-A5638 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Identifies persons to be mandatory reporters of senior abuse or maltreatment; describes the procedures and steps to be taken to report senior abuse to adult protective services.

2019-A5638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5638
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GIGLIO, BARCLAY, CROUCH, DeSTEFANO, GOODELL,
   HAWLEY, KOLB,  LAWRENCE,  McDONOUGH,  MIKULIN,  B. MILLER,  MORINELLO,
   NORRIS,  PALMESANO,  REILLY,  SAYEGH  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  mandatory
   reporting of senior abuse or maltreatment

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Title 1 of article  9-B  of  the  social  services  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 473-aa to read as follows:
   § 473-AA. DUTY TO REPORT SENIOR ABUSE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "SENIOR" MEANS A PERSON SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   (B)  "PERSON  LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A SENIOR" MEANS AND INCLUDES THE
 SENIOR'S CUSTODIAN, GUARDIAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON FORMALLY OR  INFORMALLY
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE  SENIOR'S  CARE  AT  THE RELEVANT TIME, ANY PERSON
 ACTING WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY, TRUSTEE APPOINTED  BY  A  COURT,  OR  ANY
 PERSON  WHO  BY  CONSENT,  CONTRACT  OR  LEGAL ORDER ACTS TO ARRANGE THE
 AFFAIRS OF THE SENIOR.
   (C) "ABUSED SENIOR" MEANS AND INCLUDES A SENIOR ABUSED IN ANY  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING MANNERS:
   (I)  "PHYSICAL  ABUSE"  MEANS  THE  NON-ACCIDENTAL  USE  OF FORCE THAT
 RESULTS IN THE SUFFERING OF BODILY INJURY, PHYSICAL PAIN  OR  IMPAIRMENT
 RESULTING FROM THE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE AGAINST A SENIOR, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  STRIKING WITH OR WITHOUT AN OBJECT, HITTING, BEATING,
 PUSHING, SHOVING, SHAKING, KICKING,  PINCHING,  BEING  SLAPPED,  BURNED,
 CUT,  BRUISED  OR  IMPROPERLY  PHYSICALLY  RESTRAINED. ALSO INCLUDES ANY
 PHYSICAL SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT OR OF BEING  SUBJECTED  TO  PUNISHMENT,  OR
 SIGNS  OF  BEING RESTRAINED, OR A SENIOR'S REPORT OF BEING HIT, SLAPPED,
 KICKED, OR MISTREATED.
   (II) "SEXUAL ABUSE" MEANS NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL CONTACT  OF  ANY  KIND
 WITH  A  SENIOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UNWANTED TOUCHING, SEXUAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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