S7006A-2011 Actions

• Jun 7, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 7006B
• Jun 7, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
• Jun 6, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• May 30, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 7006A
• May 30, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
• Apr 20, 2012: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

S7006A-2011 Meetings

S7006A-2011 Votes

S7006A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7006A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of providers of
services for the developmentally disabled

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To require there must be an independent medical evaluation of an
individual who is developmentally disabled if there is an allegation
of abuse.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 31.11 of the Mental Hygiene Law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 6.

JUSTIFICATION:
Any time abuse of an individual who is disabled is suspected, there is
a medical evaluation. However, the group home or non-profit agency
often sends the client to a medical professional who is affiliated
with the group home or a medical professional who is on the board of
the home or non-profit agency.
This legislation would require that in cases where there is an
allegation of serious physical injury or sexual abuse, that the
medical evaluation be completed by a medical professional who has no
affiliation whatsoever with the organization. In this way the
evaluation is completely unbiased.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7006A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 7006--A
 I N  SENATE
 April 20, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop
 mental Disabilities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid
 ers of services for the developmentally disabled
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 31.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:

 6.  PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION AT A HOSPITAL, URGENT
 CARE  OR  SIMILAR INSTITUTION WHENEVER AN ALLEGATION OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL
 INJURY OR SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD OR ADULT UNDER SUCH CARE IS REPORTED.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14979-02-2

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