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