What's happening
This bill requires residential care facilities for adults with traumatic brain injuries to have nationally certified or professionally licensed staff trained in brain injury care.
Why it matters
Raises the standard of care. for adults with traumatic brain injuries by requiring staff to have specialized national certification or professional licensure, which could improve health outcomes and safety for this vulnerable population.
Limits who can be responsible for care. by mandating that either a certified brain injury specialist or a licensed healthcare professional (with specific training and experience in brain injury care) be on staff or manage residents, potentially reducing the risk of unqualified individuals overseeing complex medical needs.
May increase operational costs and staffing requirements. for residential facilities, which could influence service availability, facility budgets, and potentially resident fees—especially if current staff do not meet the new criteria.
Aligns state regulation with national best practices. by referencing national certification standards, which could facilitate better oversight, consistency of care, and recognition of New York facilities as meeting higher quality benchmarks.
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Require TBI Certification in Care
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Martin J. Golden
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4235
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2017
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 Assembly, 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 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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, however, that 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.
LBD05074-01-7
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