What's happening
This bill requires employees providing respite care for people with mental illness or developmental disabilities to be certified in first aid and CPR/AED.
Why it matters
Improves safety for vulnerable individuals. By requiring first aid and CPR/AED certification, the bill aims to ensure that respite care workers are prepared to respond effectively to medical emergencies involving people with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Reduces stress for families and guardians. Families may feel more confident leaving their loved ones in respite care, knowing that staff are trained to handle health crises, potentially increasing the use and effectiveness of respite services.
Creates a standardized level of care. Mandating certification establishes a consistent minimum competency for all employees in these settings, reducing variability in emergency preparedness across different care providers.
Financial and administrative impact on agencies. The law requires departments to cover the costs of training, which could have budgetary implications and necessitates new administrative processes for compliance and certification tracking.
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Who cares
State employees primarily providing respite care
They would need first aid and CPR/AED certification within six months of hiring and every two years thereafter.
State mental health and developmental disabilities offices
They would have to issue implementing rules, with training expenses borne by the department.
People with mental illness or developmental disabilities receiving respite care
The bill would require covered state employees caring for them to hold first aid and CPR/AED certifications.
Parents and legal guardians using respite care
Temporary substitute care provided to relieve their caregiving responsibilities would be subject to certification requirements for covered state employees.
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History
- Referred to mental health
- Referred to mental health
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3323
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring employees who provide respite care services to be certified in first aid and CPR/AED
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 7.49 to read as follows: § 7.49 Respite care; first aid and CPR/AED training.
(a) For purposes of the section, the term "respite care" shall mean the provision of intermittent temporary substitute care of a person with mental illness on behalf of and in the absence of the parent or legal guardian of such person, for the purpose of providing relief from the stresses of responsibilities of providing continued care.
(b) Every employee of the office whose primary responsibility is to provide respite care services to mentally ill persons and their families shall be certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/automated external defibrillator use (AED) within six months of the hiring of such employee and every two years thereafter. The expense of such training shall be borne by the department.
(c) The office is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.
§ 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 13.45 to read as follows: § 13.45 Respite care; first aid and CPR/AED training.
(a) For purposes of the section, the term "respite care" shall mean the provision of intermittent temporary substitute care of a person with developmental disabilities on behalf of and in the absence of the parent or legal guardian of such person, for the purpose of providing relief from the stresses of responsibilities of providing continued care.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) Every employee of the office whose primary responsibility is to provide respite care services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families shall be certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/automated external defibrillator use (AED) within six months of the hiring of such employee and every two years thereafter. The expense of such training shall be borne by the department.
(c) The office is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth 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 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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