Bill Text: NY A04418 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes a quality workers care task force; establishes who shall comprise such task force and its powers and duties; establishes such task force shall prepare a report on its findings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-04 - enacting clause stricken [A04418 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04418-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4418
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. P. RIVERA, LIFTON, LUPARDO, JAFFEE, SCHROEDER,
         WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
       AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
         task force on quality workers care
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
    2  33.26 to read as follows:
    3  S 33.26 TASK FORCE ON QUALITY WORKERS CARE.
    4    (A)  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THE TASK FORCE
    5  ON QUALITY WORKERS CARE TO  STUDY  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  REGARDING
    6  THOSE  WHO  ARE  RECEIVING  SERVICES IN PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES THAT ARE
    7  LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY  AN OFFICE OF THE  DEPARTMENT.    THE
    8  TASK FORCE ON QUALITY WORKERS CARE SHALL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
    9    (1) QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT;
   10    (2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT;
   11    (3) REQUIRED STAFFING NEEDS AT ALL STATE AND PROVIDER CARE FACILITIES;
   12    (4)  COMPENSATION BENEFIT PACKAGES AND RETENTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF SUCH
   13  FACILITIES;
   14    (5) CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS;
   15    (6) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES; AND
   16    (7) ANY OTHER SUBJECTS THAT THE TASK FORCE DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   17    (B) THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  MENTAL
   18  HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THE COMMISSIONER
   19  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR,
   20  THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
   21  HEALTH,  THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE CIVIL
   22  SERVICE COMMISSION, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMMISSION ON  QUALITY  OF
   23  CARE  AND  ADVOCACY  FOR  PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, TWO REPRESENTATIVES
   24  FROM PROVIDER  AGENCIES,  TWO  MENTAL  HYGIENE  PATIENT  ADVOCATES,  TWO
   25  PARENTS  OR  LEGAL  GUARDIANS  OF PATIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING RESIDENTIAL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00420-01-1
       A. 4418                             2
    1  MENTAL HYGIENE  SERVICES, AND FIVE REPRESENTATIVES TO  BE  APPOINTED  BY
    2  THE GOVERNOR, WITH THREE OF SUCH APPOINTMENTS BEING UPON THE RECOMMENDA-
    3  TION  OF  THE  LABOR ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS   WORKERS IN STATE AND
    4  PROVIDER CARE FACILITIES.
    5    (C)  THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL BE
    6  THE CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE.
    7    (D) THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AS OFTEN  AS  DEEMED  NECESSARY  BY  THE
    8  CHAIR BUT IN NO EVENT LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
    9    (E)  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO SALARY OR OTHER
   10  COMPENSATION FOR  THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  REIMBURSEMENT
   11  FOR  ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES  INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
   12  DUTIES.
   13    (F) BY DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, THE TASK FORCE ON  QUALITY
   14  WORKERS CARE SHALL CREATE A REPORT ON ITS FINDINGS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE
   15  SENT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
   16  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   18  have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
   19  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
   20  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
   21  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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