New York Assembly Bill 2943 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

This bill would add a new article 261 to the Penal Law entitled "Criminal neglect of a vulnerable elderly person or a person with a disability." It would be a class "A" misdemeanor for any caregiver to knowingly act, (or fail to act), in a manner likely to threaten the life of, endanger or injure the health of, or cause a deterioration of a previously existing physical or mental condition of, a vulnerable elderly person or a person with a disability. The term "Caregiver" is broadly defined. The bill would also criminalize (an "A" misdemeanor) the abandonment of such person, a growing practice in our society frequently referred to as "Granny-dumping". Neither of these areas are presently addressed by penal statutes in New York State. The provisions of this bill would apply only in noninstitutionalized settings and would have no impact on health care providers licensed under the Education Law such as physicians, dentists, etc., rendering care in the normal course of his or her profession.

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of criminal neglect of a vulnerable elderly person or a person with a disability

Asm. Barbara Clark [D]

Asm. Dennis Gabryszak [D]

Asm. Philip Ramos [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-06		referred to codes
2009-01-22		referred to codes

S138 (Same As) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CODES

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02943&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02943&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A02943