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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill will improve the health, safety and quality of life of New York residents living in adult care facilities.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill amends SSL § 461-m to include enriched housing programs among the adult care facilities that must:
(1) report any death or attempted suicide of a resident to D01-1 within 24 hours; (2) report felonies believed to have been committed against residents to appropriate law enforcement authorities; and (3) report deaths, attempted suicides and felonies involving residents who at any time received mental hygiene services to the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs The bill also amends the time for reporting of felonies to law enforcement, so that a report is made as soon as possible but in any event within 24 hours of when it is believed that a felony was perpetrated against a resident.
Justification
Adult homes, enriched housing programs and residences for adults - collectively referred to as adult care facilities - are important models of care that serve as the homes of thousands of New York State residents. This bill improves current reporting requirements related to resident deaths or attempted suicides and felonies committed against residents. The bill makes these requirements, already applicable to adult homes and residences for adults, applicable to enriched housing programs as well, and requires that felonies be reported within 24 hours rather than 48 hours as set forth in existing law. In addition, although reports of deaths, suicides and felonies involving residents who receive or have received mental hygiene services must be reported to CQCAPD under current law, there is no deadline for doing so. The bill requires such reporting to take place within 24 hours of an applicable event.
Prior legislative history
2009-2010: A.9554 - passed Assembly. 2011-2012: A565 reported to Ways and Means committee
Fiscal implications
This bill is not expected to have a fiscal impact on the State.
Effective date
Sixty days after it shall have become a law.
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