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Feb 07, 2023 | referred to codes |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Jaime R. Williams
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Alicia Hyndman
Vivian Cook
A3744 (ACTIVE) - Details
A3744 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3744 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 7, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, WILLIAMS, JEAN-PIERRE, HYNDMAN, COOK, THIELE, RIVERA, REYES, RA, SIMON, HEVESI, CRUZ, ROZIC, SEAWRIGHT, AUBRY, L. ROSENTHAL, HUNTER, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CARROLL, JOYNER, VANEL, DARLING, DICKENS, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the correction law and the penal law, in relation to imposing criminal liability for the failure to obtain medical care for a person in custody displaying medical distress THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Andrew Kearse act". § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 47 of the correction law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as follows: (III) THE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE ANY POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, CORRECTION OFFICER OR OTHER EMPLOYEE OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION WHEN AN INMATE OR PERSON IN CUSTODY DISPLAYS MEDICAL DISTRESS. THE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO CONDUCT TRAINING ON ASSISTING A PERSON DISPLAYING MEDICAL DISTRESS. THE BOARD SHALL INVESTIGATE ALL ALLEGED FAILURES OF ANY POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, CORRECTION OFFICER OR OTHER EMPLOYEE OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO AN INMATE OR PERSON IN CUSTODY DISPLAYING MEDICAL DISTRESS OR A NEED FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE. IF THE BOARD DISCOVERS ANY POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, CORRECTION OFFICER, OR OTHER EMPLOYEE OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FAILED TO MAKE REASONABLE EFFORT TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE OR DENIES ACCESS TO CARE TO AN INMATE OR PERSON IN CUSTODY DISPLAYING MEDICAL DISTRESS OR A NEED FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE, THE BOARD SHALL REFER SUCH CASE TO PROSECUTORS AS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 125.09 OF THE PENAL LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06181-01-3 A. 3744 2