Bill Text: NY S07651 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Details a list of mandated reporters required to make a report to the police authorities when he or she has reasonable cause to suspect that an individual is a victim of domestic violence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-05 - REFERRED TO CODES [S07651 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S07651-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7651 IN SENATE February 5, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PHILLIPS, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the mandatory reporting of incidents of domestic violence The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 2 459-i to read as follows: 3 § 459-i. Duty to report incidents of domestic violence. 1. In addition 4 to any person required to report certain wounds and burn injuries and 5 wounds in accordance with sections 265.25 and 265.26 of the penal law, 6 any person or official required to report cases of suspected child abuse 7 or maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred thirteen of the 8 social services law shall also be required to report or cause a report 9 to be made when he or she has reasonable cause to suspect that an indi- 10 vidual coming before him or her in his or her professional or official 11 capacity is a victim of domestic violence, as defined in section four 12 hundred fifty-nine-a of this article. 13 2. Such report required by subdivision one of this section shall be 14 made within 48 hours of discovery to the police authorities of the city, 15 town or village where the person reporting is located. 16 3. Whenever such person is required to report under this section in 17 his or her capacity as a member of the staff of a medical or other 18 public or private institution, school, facility or agency, he or she 19 shall make the report as required by this section and immediately notify 20 the person in charge of such institution, school, facility or agency, or 21 his or her designated agent. Such person in charge, or the designated 22 agent of such person, shall be responsible for all subsequent adminis- 23 tration necessitated by the report. Any report shall include the name, 24 title and contact information for every staff person of the institution 25 who is believed to have direct knowledge of the allegations in the 26 report. Nothing in this section is intended to require more than one 27 report from any such institution, school or agency. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13598-01-7S. 7651 2 1 4. A medical or other public or private institution, school, facility 2 or agency shall not take any retaliatory personnel action, as such term 3 is defined in paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section seven hundred 4 forty of the labor law, against an employee because such employee 5 believes that he or she has reasonable cause to suspect that an individ- 6 ual coming before him or her is a victim of domestic violence and that 7 employee therefore makes a report in accordance with this section. No 8 school, school official, child care provider, foster care provider, 9 residential care facility provider, hospital, medical institution 10 provider or mental health facility provider shall impose any conditions, 11 including prior approval or prior notification, upon a member of their 12 staff specifically required to report under this section. At the time of 13 the making of a report, or at any time thereafter, such person or offi- 14 cial may exercise the right to request the findings of an investigation 15 made pursuant to this section. 16 5. Any person, institution, school, facility, agency, organization, 17 partnership or corporation which employs persons mandated to report 18 suspected incidents of domestic violence pursuant to subdivision one of 19 this section shall provide all such current and new employees with writ- 20 ten information explaining the reporting requirements set out in subdi- 21 vision one of this section. The employers shall be responsible for the 22 costs associated with printing and distributing the written information. 23 6. Any state or local governmental agency or authorized agency which 24 issues a license, certificate or permit to an individual to operate a 25 family day care home or group family day care home shall provide each 26 person currently holding or seeking such a license, certificate or 27 permit with written information explaining the reporting requirements 28 set out in subdivision one of this section. 29 7. Any person, official or institution required by this title to 30 report a case of suspected abuse or maltreatment of a senior who will- 31 fully fails to do so shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall 32 be civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by such failure. 33 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 34 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule 35 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- 36 tive date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or 37 before such effective date.
