Bill Text: NY A07884 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7884 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides an independent medical examination at a hospital, urgent care or similar institution whenever there is an allegation of abuse or neglect of a developmentally disabled person.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-12-15 - enacting clause stricken [A07884 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A07884-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7884
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 18, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Mental Health
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
          ers of services for the developmentally disabled
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 31.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6.  providing an independent medical examination at a hospital, urgent
     4  care or similar institution whenever an allegation of abuse  or  neglect
     5  of a child or adult under such care is reported.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11634-01-7