Senate Bill S7192

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to hospital domestic violence procedures

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9134 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S7192 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9134
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-S7192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to hospital domestic violence procedures.

2019-S7192 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7192
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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