Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 23, 2022 | approval memo.55 signed chap.737 |
Dec 12, 2022 | delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2022 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.986 substituted for s2534a |
May 18, 2022 | referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 16, 2022 | ordered to third reading rules cal.178 rules report cal.178 reported |
May 11, 2022 | reported referred to rules |
Apr 28, 2022 | print number 1880a |
Apr 28, 2022 | amend (t) and recommit to ways and means |
Apr 26, 2022 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to health |
Jan 11, 2021 | referred to health |
assembly Bill A1880A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Harvey Epstein
Chris Burdick
Deborah Glick
A1880 - Details
A1880 - Summary
Requires home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions as part of the education and training for certification; directs the commissioner of health to develop curriculum in accordance with specified information.
A1880 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1880 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT relating to requiring home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen- der individuals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of education, shall develop a training program unit which focuses on working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender popu- lations, as part of the state approved education or training programs required for certification of home health aides, personal care aides, personal care staff, and certified nurse's aides. § 2. The training program unit required by this act should include the following components and information: (a) an explanation of the terms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgen- der (LGBT); (b) an understanding of why LGBT individuals may hide their identity; (c) incorporate LGBT concerns into person-directed care, so that each individual can make the best decisions for their own situation; (d) specific information designed for staff working in nursing care or other residential care settings; (e) unique needs of LGBT individuals, including older adults; (f) an overview of the various rights and protections extended to LGBT individuals; (g) best practices for creating communities welcoming to LGBT individ- uals including older adults, their loved ones, and their caregivers; (h) practical tips from experts about how to ask questions related to sexual orientation and gender identity and understand why these ques- tions are important for all service organizations; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05729-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Harvey Epstein
Chris Burdick
Deborah Glick
A1880A (ACTIVE) - Details
A1880A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions as part of the education and training for certification; directs the commissioner of health to develop curriculum in accordance with specified information.
A1880A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1880--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, OTIS, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT relating to requiring home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with patients of diverse sexual orien- tations and gender identities or expressions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of education, shall develop a training program unit which focuses on working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions, as part of the state approved educa- tion or training programs required for certification of home health aides, personal care aides, personal care staff, and certified nurse's aides. § 2. The training program unit required by this act should include the following components and information: (a) an explanation of the terms lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, ques- tioning, intersex, asexual, gender non-conforming and non-binary; (b) an understanding of why patients with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions may hide their identities; (c) incorporate concerns of patients with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions into person-directed care, so that each individual can make the best decisions for their own situation; (d) specific information designed for staff working in nursing care or other residential care settings; (e) unique needs of patients with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions, including older adults; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05729-02-2