Assembly Bill A9134

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to hospital domestic violence procedures

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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-A9134 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7192
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2805-z, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.3962-A & A.2850-A)

2019-A9134 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to hospital domestic violence procedures.

2019-A9134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9134
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital domestic
   violence policies and procedures; and to amend a chapter of  the  laws
   of  2019  amending the public health law relating to hospital domestic
   violence policies and procedures  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
   numbers  S.  3962-A  and  A.  2850-A, in relation to the effectiveness
   thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2805-z  of  the public health law, as added by a
 chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the public health law  relating  to
 hospital domestic violence policies and procedures as proposed in legis-
 lative  bills  numbers  S.  3962-A  and A. 2850-A, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2805-z. Hospital domestic violence policies and procedures. 1. Every
 general hospital shall: (a) develop, maintain  and  disseminate  written
 policies  and  procedures  for the identification, assessment, treatment
 and referral of confirmed or suspected cases of domestic  violence;  (b)
 establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training program for all
 [current  and  new  employees]  NURSING,  MEDICAL, SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER
 CLINICAL PERSONNEL, AND SECURITY PERSONNEL WORKING IN  HOSPITAL  SERVICE
 UNITS regarding the policies and procedures established pursuant to this
 section;  AND  (c)  designate  a staff member to [coordinate services to
 victims of domestic violence; and (d)] contact the domestic violence  or
 victim  assistance  organization  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER UNDER
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION providing  victim  assistance  to  the
 geographic area served by such hospital to establish the coordination of
 services to domestic violence victims.
   2.  Upon  admittance  or  commencement  of treatment of a confirmed or
 suspected domestic violence  victim,  such  hospital  shall  advise  the
 victim  of  the  availability  of the services of a domestic violence or
 victim assistance organization.  If  after  receiving  such  advice  the
 domestic  violence  victim wishes the presence of a domestic violence or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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