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Designates security services officers of Albany Medical Center as peace officers
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Patricia Fahy
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Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to certain security services officers employed by Albany Medical Center
Purpose or general idea of bill
Designates security services officers of Albany Medical Center as peace officers.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would amend Section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law by adding a new subdivision 85 designating as peace officers members of the security force employed by Albany Medical Center within certain buildings on the medical center campus located in Albany, New York. The powers granted to the officers shall be limited to the powers provided for in section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law, the powers listed in paragraphs (c) and (h) of subdivision one of section 2.20 of this article and the power to detain an individual for a reasonable period of time while awaiting the arrival of law enforcement. In order to exercise such powers, an officer must have actual knowledge, or probable cause to believe, that an individual has committed an offense. Nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.
Justification
Albany Medical Center is a unique hospital located in the State's capital with 734 patient beds and almost 8,500 employees. In addition to serving the general population, Albany Medical Center contracts with the New York State Department of Corrections to provide treatment to state correctional facility inmates in need of medical attention. They have a psychiatric unit that houses potentially violent and unstable individuals and also receives thousands of transfers from surrounding hospitals unable to treat certain patients. It is an "open campus" where hundreds of people freely enter and exit numerous points of access, all of which substantially increases the likelihood of an incident.
Granting peace officer status to Albany Medical Center security staff would allow the hospital to immediately address behavioral emergencies, providing a significantly safer environment at the campus.
Prior legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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