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Assembly Bill A7589

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals

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2019-A7589 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6223
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1880, S2534

2019-A7589 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as part of the education and training for certification; directs the commissioner of health to develop curriculum in accordance with specified information.

2019-A7589 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7589
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  relating  to  requiring  home health aides and nurse's aides to
   receive training in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and  transgen-
   der individuals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The  commissioner  of  health,  in  consultation  with  the
 commissioner  of  education, shall develop a training program unit which
 focuses on working with lesbian, gay,  bisexual  and  transgender  popu-
 lations,  as  part  of the state approved education or training programs
 required for certification of home health aides,  personal  care  aides,
 personal care staff, and certified nurse's aides.
   § 2. The training program unit required by this act should include the
 following components and information:
   (a)  an explanation of the terms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgen-
 der (LGBT);
   (b) an understanding of why LGBT individuals may hide their identity;
   (c) incorporate LGBT concerns into person-directed care, so that  each
 individual can make the best decisions for their own situation;
   (d) specific information designed for staff working in nursing care or
 other residential care settings;
   (e) unique needs of LGBT individuals, including older adults;
   (f) an overview of the various rights and protections extended to LGBT
 individuals;
   (g) best practices for creating communities welcoming to LGBT individ-
 uals including older adults, their loved ones, and their caregivers;
   (h)  practical tips from experts about how to ask questions related to
 sexual orientation and gender identity and understand  why  these  ques-
 tions are important for all service organizations;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11270-01-9

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