Assembly Bill A8948

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to rights of sexual offense victims; repealer

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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-A8948 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6956
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §631-b, Exec L (as proposed in S.3966-A & A.5775-A); amd §2805-i, Pub Health L

2019-A8948 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to rights of sexual offense victims; provides that sexual offense victims shall be informed that a rape crisis or victim assistance organization is available to provide victims with transportation from a medical facility.

2019-A8948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8948
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to rights of sexual
   offense victims; and to repeal section  631-b  of  the  executive  law
   relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 631-b of the executive law, as added by  a  chapter
 of  the  laws of 2019 amending the executive law in relation to enacting
 the "safe way home act", as proposed in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.
 3966-A and A. 5775-A, is REPEALED.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2805-i of the public
 health law, as amended by section 1 of part HH of chapter 57 of the laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) contacting a rape crisis or  victim  assistance  organization,  if
 any,  providing  victim assistance to the geographic area served by that
 hospital to establish the coordination of non-medical services,  INCLUD-
 ING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED
 BY THAT ORGANIZATION, UPON THE CONCLUSION OF INITIAL  MEDICAL  SERVICES,
 FREE  OF  CHARGE FROM THE MEDICAL FACILITY to sexual offense victims who
 request such coordination and services;
   § 3. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  4-b  of  section
 2805-i  of  the  public health law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of
 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   (3) Promptly after the examination is completed, the victim  shall  be
 permitted  to shower, be provided with a change of clothing, BE INFORMED
 THAT A RAPE CRISIS OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE  ORGANIZATION  PROVIDING  VICTIM
 ASSISTANCE  TO  THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THAT HOSPITAL IS AVAILABLE
 TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA  SERVED  BY  THAT
 ORGANIZATION,  UPON  THE CONCLUSION OF INITIAL MEDICAL SERVICES, FREE OF
 CHARGE FROM THE MEDICAL FACILITY,  and  receive  follow-up  information,
 counseling, medical treatment and referrals for same.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09283-04-9
              

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