Assembly Bill A1498B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A1498 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1089
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7577, S4937
2015-2016: A1034, S3621

2013-A1498 - Summary

Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care in a health care setting; provides that such assault shall be a class D felony.

2013-A1498 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1498

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  JACOBS, LAVINE, CASTRO, MONTESANO,
  ORTIZ, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CORWIN, FINCH, SALADI-
  NO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault of certain persons
  providing direct patient care

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 377 of the laws of 2012, are amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  With  intent  to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, regis-
tered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, New
York city sanitation worker,  a  firefighter,  including  a  firefighter
acting  as  a  paramedic  or  emergency medical technician administering
first aid in the course of performance of duty as such  firefighter,  an
emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical service techni-
cian,  or  medical  or related personnel in a hospital emergency depart-
ment, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement officer or traffic  enforce-
ment  agent, from performing a lawful duty, by means including releasing
or failing to control an animal under circumstances evincing the actor's
intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity of such peace  offi-
cer, police officer, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanita-
tion  enforcement  agent,  New York city sanitation worker, firefighter,
paramedic, technician, city  marshal,  traffic  enforcement  officer  or
traffic  enforcement  agent,  he  or  she causes physical injury to such
peace officer, police  officer,  registered  nurse,  licensed  practical
nurse,  sanitation  enforcement  agent, New York city sanitation worker,
firefighter, paramedic, technician or medical or related personnel in  a
hospital emergency department, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer
or  traffic  enforcement agent, OR TO ANY DIRECT-CARE STAFF WHO IS NOT A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2013-A1498A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1089
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7577, S4937
2015-2016: A1034, S3621

2013-A1498A - Summary

Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care in a health care setting; provides that such assault shall be a class D felony.

2013-A1498A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1498--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  JACOBS,  LAVINE, MONTESANO, ORTIZ,
  TITONE, CRESPO, HOOPER, WALTER --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  ARROYO,  BOYLAND,  CORWIN,  DUPREY, FINCH, HAWLEY, RIVERA, SALADINO --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Codes in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault of certain persons
  providing direct patient care

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 259 of the laws of 2013, are amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, prosecu-
tor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal
procedure law, registered nurse, licensed  practical  nurse,  sanitation
enforcement  agent,  New  York  city  sanitation  worker, a firefighter,
including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical tech-
nician administering first aid in the course of performance of  duty  as
such  firefighter,  an  emergency medical service paramedic or emergency
medical service technician, or medical or related personnel in a  hospi-
tal  emergency department, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement officer
or traffic enforcement agent, from performing a lawful  duty,  by  means
including  releasing or failing to control an animal under circumstances
evincing the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity
of such peace officer, police officer, prosecutor as defined in subdivi-
sion thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal  procedure  law,  regis-
tered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, New
York  city  sanitation  worker, firefighter, paramedic, technician, city
marshal, traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforcement agent, he or
she causes physical injury to such peace officer, police officer, prose-
cutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the crimi-
              

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A1498B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1089
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7577, S4937
2015-2016: A1034, S3621

2013-A1498B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care in a health care setting; provides that such assault shall be a class D felony.

2013-A1498B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1498--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  JACOBS,  LAVINE, MONTESANO, ORTIZ,
  TITONE, CRESPO, HOOPER, WALTER, CLARK, JAFFEE, BRINDISI, RYAN,  SKOUF-
  IS,  LUPARDO,  SCHIMMINGER, ROBINSON, SCHIMEL, MILLER, FAHY, SANTABAR-
  BARA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CORWIN, DUPREY,  FINCH,
  GALEF,  HAWLEY,  LUPINACCI,  MAGEE,  MALLIOTAKIS, RAIA, RAMOS, RIVERA,
  SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,
  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said
  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault of certain persons
  providing direct patient care

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 3-b and 11-b to read as follows:
  3-B. WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN    EMPLOYEE  PROVIDING  DIRECT  PATIENT
CARE,  WHO  IS NOT A NURSE PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW,
WHOSE PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CARRY OUT DIRECT PATIENT
CARE FOR ONE OR MORE PATIENTS IN ANY HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, RESIDENTIAL
HEALTH CARE FACILITY, GENERAL HOSPITAL, GOVERNMENT AGENCY INCLUDING  ANY
CHRONIC  DISEASE  HOSPITAL,  MATERNITY  HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT,
EMERGENCY CENTER OR SURGICAL CENTER UNDER ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT  OF  THE
PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW AND ANY FACILITY THAT PROVIDES DIRECT PATIENT CARE OR
HEALTH CARE  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  THE  MENTAL  HYGIENE  LAW,  OR  THE
CORRECTION  LAW IF SUCH FACILITY IS OPERATED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT  CORPO-
RATION,  FROM PERFORMING A LAWFUL DUTY, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY
TO SUCH EMPLOYEE PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CARE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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