Senate Bill S3410

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the duty to report incidents

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • 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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2021-S3410 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2060
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5539, A7700
2019-2020: S1143, A2756
2023-2024: S4521, A5697

2021-S3410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every mandated reporter to make a report to the register unless the register has knowledge of the incident.

2021-S3410 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3410
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  the  duty  to
   report incidents
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) EVERY MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A REPORT TO THE REGIS-
 TER  AS  OUTLINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION UNLESS (I) THE
 REPORTER HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT  THE  REPORTABLE  INCIDENT  HAS  BEEN
 REPORTED TO THE REGISTER; AND (II) THAT THE REPORTER HAS BEEN NAMED AS A
 PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT IN SUCH PRIOR REPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05208-02-1



              

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