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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S1351
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S1351 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1351 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1351 SPONSOR: SERINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation to treatment of domestic violence victims and documentation of injury and evidence PURPOSE: To create uniform forensic examination procedures for victims of domes- tic violence and to ensure that they receive reimbursement for forensic examinations SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds a new section to the public health law regarding requirements for hospitals providing treatment to alleged victims of domestic violence. Upon request of a patient, hospitals would be required to provide documentation of domestic violence evidence, contact
2019-S1351 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1351 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERINO, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, FUNKE, RANZENHOFER, ROBACH, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation to treatment of domestic violence victims and documentation of injury and evidence 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-z to read as follows: § 2805-Z. TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND DOCUMENTATION OF INJURY AND EVIDENCE. 1. UPON THE REQUEST AND CONSENT OF THE PATIENT, EVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDING TREATMENT TO ALLEGED VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: (A) PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVIDENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVIDENCE AND THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; (B) CONTACTING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION OR SHELTER, IF ANY, PROVIDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL TO ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION OF NON-MEDICAL SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS WHO REQUEST SUCH COOR- DINATION AND SERVICES; AND (C) ENSURING THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS ARE NOT BILLED FOR DOMES- TIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMS AND ARE NOTIFIED ORALLY AND IN WRITING OF THE OPTION TO DECLINE TO PROVIDE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION AND HAVE THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FOR THE EXAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. 2. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVIDENCE SHALL BE COLLECTED AND MAINTAINED AS FOLLOWS: (A) ALL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVIDENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE, SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE ALLEGED VICTIM UPON THEIR REQUEST. UPON THE CONSENT OF THE VICTIM, ALL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVIDENCE, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE, SHALL BE KEPT IN A LOCKED,
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