Assembly Bill A4222

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain residential adult care facilities to hold a specific TBI certification or professional license

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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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2019-A4222 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §461-n, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9799
2015-2016: A4588, A10592
2017-2018: A4235
2021-2022: A8920
2023-2024: A1519

2019-A4222 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain residential adult care facilities that house individuals with traumatic brain injuries to hold a certification or professional license or employ a resident manager who holds a current professional license as a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, licensed rehabilitation professional, certified brain injury specialist (CBIS) or licensed mental health professional who is trained and experienced in the care and rehabilitation of residents with traumatic brain injury.

2019-A4222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4222
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to residential
   programs for adults with traumatic brain injuries
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 461-n to read as follows:
   § 461-N. RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAMS FOR  ADULTS  WITH  TRAUMATIC  BRAIN
 INJURIES.  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  ADULT  CARE FACILITY SERVING RESIDENTS WITH
 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY MUST HOLD A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BY THE ACADEMY
 OF CERTIFIED BRAIN  INJURY  SPECIALISTS  AS  A  CERTIFIED  BRAIN  INJURY
 SPECIALIST  (CBIS),  OR  HOLD A CURRENT PROFESSIONAL LICENSE OR EMPLOY A
 RESIDENT MANAGER WHO HOLDS A CURRENT PROFESSIONAL LICENSE  AS  A  PHYSI-
 CIAN,  NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  REGISTERED  NURSE,  LICENSED REHABILITATION
 PROFESSIONAL, CERTIFIED  BRAIN  INJURY  SPECIALIST  (CBIS)  OR  LICENSED
 MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL  WHO IS TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN THE CARE
 AND REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
 such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07246-01-9

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