S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8467 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 9, 2015 ___________ 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 standardized training curriculum requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 13.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows: 3 (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ALL 4 PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERING AT A PROVIDER LICENSED, CERTI- 5 FIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE TO COMPLETE A STANDARDIZED TRAINING 6 CURRICULUM CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER. SUCH CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE, 7 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) ABUSE, NEGLECT AND MALTREATMENT INDICATION 8 AND PREVENTION, (II) LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE 9 PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT AND 10 MALTREATMENT, (III) IDENTIFICATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, (IV) 11 FIRE SAFETY, (V) FIRST AID, (VI) CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, (VII) 12 CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND (VIII) ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TOPIC. 13 S 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2016. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03578-01-5