Assembly Bill A7642

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the office of children and family services to create best practice guidelines for provisions of adult protective services

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  • 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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2013-A7642 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5324
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง473, Soc Serv L

2013-A7642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates best practices guidelines for provisions of adult protective services.

2013-A7642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7642

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to adult protective
  services

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

  Section 1. Section 473 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CREATE AND KEEP
CURRENT BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE PROVISION OF  ADULT  PROTECTIVE
SERVICES  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED
FOR USE TO LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS, AND POSTED ON SUCH  OFFICE'S
WEBSITE, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE PROCEDURES FOR:
  (A) REVIEWING ANY PREVIOUS CHILD OR ADULT PROTECTIVE INVOLVEMENT;
  (B) ASSESSING AND IDENTIFYING ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PERSONS BELIEVED TO
BE IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES;
  (C) INTERVIEWING PERSONS BELIEVED TO BE IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AND THEIR CARETAKERS;
  (D)  REVIEWING WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SEEK A WARRANT TO GAIN ACCESS
TO PERSONS BELIEVED TO BE IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES;
  (E) IDENTIFYING AND MAKING REFERRALS FOR APPROPRIATE SERVICES; AND
  (F) COMMUNICATING THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS BELIEVED TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR
PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11236-01-3


              

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