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- Referred to children and families
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to providing elder abuse prevention training
Purpose
To ensure senior service providers are trained in the detection and reporting of elder abuse.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 214-c of the executive law, as added by chapter 184 of the laws of 2008, providing the New York State Police Superintendent shall develop a program to train senior service providers in the detection and reporting of elder abuse, including training on the counseling of elder abuse victims. The superintendent shall require that employees of senior centers - and entities that contract with the Office for the Aging and the Office of Children and Family Services to provide services to senior citizens - be trained in elder abuse detection, reporting and counseling, and receive supplemental refresher training at least once every three years. This requirement applies to employees with significant and direct person to person contact with senior citizens. Further, the superintendent shall require senior centers to hold at least two educational sessions per year during which guests and members of the senior center will receive counseling regarding elder abuse prevention and awareness and be instructed on how to detect and report instances of elder abuse.
Section 2 provides this act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
Existing law
The superintendent is required to develop, maintain and disseminate educational material relating to elder abuse, as well as establish and implement written procedures and policies for when state police encounters such abuse.
Justification
Elder abuse takes on numerous forms, including physical, sexual, emotional and financial. With such abuse against vulnerable persons increasingly a problem, a proactive approach is necessary. This includes ensuring senior service providers and employees of senior centers are properly trained in elder abuse detection, reporting and counseling.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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