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Senate Bill S8489

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the protection of vulnerable persons who receive recovery support services

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2023-S8489 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Disabilities
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §551, Exec L

2023-S8489 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs policies and procedures to be recommended to the state oversight agency for the protection of vulnerable persons receiving recovery support services.

2023-S8489 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8489
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the protection of
   vulnerable persons who receive recovery support services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 551 of the executive law, as added
 by section 3 of part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   2.  The  executive director shall recommend policies and procedures to
 the state oversight agency for the  protection  of  vulnerable  persons,
 including  but  not  limited  to  policies  and  procedures: (a) for the
 protection of vulnerable persons who reside in or receive services  from
 facilities  or  provider  agencies  as  set forth in subdivision four of
 section four hundred eighty-eight of the social services law, OR  RECOV-
 ERY  SUPPORT SERVICES; (b) relating to assuring, on behalf of the state,
 that vulnerable persons are afforded care that is of  a  uniformly  high
 standard; (c) relating to assuring, on behalf of the state, that vulner-
 able  persons are afforded the opportunity to exercise all of the rights
 and responsibilities accorded to residents of  the  state;  and  (d)  to
 harmonize  and  improve the procedures for and quality of investigations
 of reportable incidents involving vulnerable persons within the  differ-
 ent systems of care in the state.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14418-01-4

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