Senate Bill S5894A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2023-S5894 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6125
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-aa, Pub Health L

2023-S5894 - Summary

Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.

2023-S5894 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5894 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5894
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring  victims
   of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2805-aa to read as follows:
   §  2805-AA.  HOSPITAL FIREARM VIOLENCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FIREARM VIOLENCE" SHALL MEAN ANY
 BULLET WOUND, GUNSHOT WOUND, POWDER BURN, OR ANY  OTHER  INJURY  ARISING
 FROM OR CAUSED BY THE DISCHARGE OF A GUN OR FIREARM.
   2. 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  FIREARM
 VIOLENCE;  (B)  ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A TRAINING
 PROGRAM FOR ALL NURSING, MEDICAL, SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER CLINICAL PERSON-
 NEL, 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 CONTACT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES  IDENTIFIED
 BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  UNDER  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION PROVIDING
 VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA  SERVED  BY  SUCH  HOSPITAL  TO
 ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO FIREARM VIOLENCE VICTIMS.
   3.  UPON  ADMITTANCE  OR  COMMENCEMENT  OF TREATMENT OF A CONFIRMED OR
 SUSPECTED VICTIM OF FIREARM VIOLENCE, SUCH  HOSPITAL  SHALL  ADVISE  THE
 VICTIM  OF  THE AVAILABILITY OF PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES RELATING TO FIREARM
 VIOLENCE. IF SUCH FIREARM VIOLENCE VICTIM REQUESTS PSYCHIATRIC  SERVICES
 RELATING  TO FIREARM VIOLENCE, SUCH HOSPITAL SHALL ENSURE SUCH PSYCHIAT-
 RIC SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE FIREARM VIOLENCE VICTIM.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY
 BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT EFFECTIVELY THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10353-02-3
              

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2023-S5894A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6125
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-aa, Pub Health L

2023-S5894A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.

2023-S5894A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5894A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5894--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, CHU, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Health -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring victims
   of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2805-aa to read as follows:
   § 2805-AA. HOSPITAL FIREARM VIOLENCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.  1.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FIREARM VIOLENCE" SHALL MEAN ANY
 BULLET  WOUND,  GUNSHOT  WOUND, POWDER BURN, OR ANY OTHER INJURY ARISING
 FROM OR CAUSED BY THE DISCHARGE OF A GUN OR FIREARM.
   2. 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 FIREARM
 VIOLENCE; (B) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS,  A  TRAINING
 PROGRAM FOR ALL NURSING, MEDICAL, SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER CLINICAL PERSON-
 NEL,  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 CONTACT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES IDENTIFIED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION  PROVIDING
 VICTIM  ASSISTANCE  TO  THE  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA SERVED BY SUCH HOSPITAL TO
 ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO FIREARM VIOLENCE VICTIMS.
   3. UPON DISCHARGE FROM TREATMENT OF A CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED VICTIM OF
 FIREARM VIOLENCE, SUCH HOSPITAL SHALL ADVISE THE VICTIM  OF  THE  AVAIL-
 ABILITY  OF  PSYCHIATRIC  SERVICES RELATING TO FIREARM VIOLENCE. IF SUCH
 FIREARM  VIOLENCE  VICTIM  REQUESTS  PSYCHIATRIC  SERVICES  RELATING  TO
 FIREARM  VIOLENCE, SUCH HOSPITAL SHALL INITIATE THE COORDINATION OF SUCH
 SERVICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10353-03-3
              

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