Bill Text: NY S06956 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to rights of sexual offense victims; provides that sexual offense victims shall be informed that a rape crisis or victim assistance organization is available to provide victims with transportation from a medical facility.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-21 - referred to governmental operations [S06956 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06956-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6956

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 6, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rights  of  sexual
          offense  victims;  and  to  repeal  section 631-b of the executive law
          relating thereto

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section 631-b of the executive law, as added by a chapter
     2  of the laws of 2019 amending the executive law in relation  to  enacting
     3  the  "safe  way  home  act", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
     4  3966-A and A. 5775-A, is REPEALED.
     5    § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2805-i  of  the  public
     6  health law, as amended by section 1 of part HH of chapter 57 of the laws
     7  of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
     8    (b)  contacting  a  rape  crisis or victim assistance organization, if
     9  any, providing victim assistance to the geographic area served  by  that
    10  hospital  to establish the coordination of non-medical services, includ-
    11  ing but not limited to transportation within the geographic area  served
    12  by  that  organization, upon the conclusion of initial medical services,
    13  free of charge from the medical facility to sexual offense  victims  who
    14  request such coordination and services;
    15    §  3.  Subparagraph  3  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4-b of section
    16  2805-i of the public health law, as added by chapter 1 of  the  laws  of
    17  2000, is amended to read as follows:
    18    (3)  Promptly  after the examination is completed, the victim shall be
    19  permitted to shower, be provided with a change of clothing, be  informed
    20  that  a  rape  crisis or victim assistance organization providing victim
    21  assistance to the geographic area served by that hospital  is  available
    22  to  provide  transportation  within  the  geographic area served by that
    23  organization, upon the conclusion of initial medical services,  free  of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 6956                             2

     1  charge  from  the  medical  facility, and receive follow-up information,
     2  counseling, medical treatment and referrals for same.
     3    §  4.  Subparagraph  1  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 6 of section
     4  2805-i of the public health law, as added by chapter 407 of the laws  of
     5  2018, is amended to read as follows:
     6    (1) consult with a local rape crisis or local victim assistance organ-
     7  ization,  to  have  a  representative of such organization accompany the
     8  victim through the sexual offense examination, [and]  to  have  such  an
     9  organization  be summoned by the medical facility, police agency, prose-
    10  cutorial agency or other law enforcement agency before the  commencement
    11  of  the physical examination or interview, pursuant to this section, and
    12  to have such organization provide transportation within  the  geographic
    13  area served by that organization, free of charge from the medical facil-
    14  ity to sexual offense victims who request such services upon discharge;
    15    §  5.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    16  manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the executive  law  in
    17  relation to enacting the "safe way home act", as proposed in legislative
    18  bills numbers S. 3966-A and A. 5775-A, takes effect.