Bill Text: NY A07585 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires hospitals to establish policies and procedures regarding domestic violence; establishes ongoing training programs on domestic violence for all current and new hospital employees; designates a hospital staff member to coordinate services to victims; provides for the interaction of hospitals with community domestic violence service providers in order to coordinate services to victims of domestic violence; requires hospitals to offer to contact a local advocate when admitting or treating a confirmed or suspected victim of domestic violence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-21 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [A07585 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07585-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7585
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 10, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Health
       AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to hospital domestic
         violence policies and procedures
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  2805-u to read as follows:
    3    S 2805-U. HOSPITAL DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES.   1.
    4  EVERY  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  SHALL:  (A)  DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE
    5  WRITTEN POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  THE  IDENTIFICATION,  ASSESSMENT,
    6  TREATMENT  AND  REFERRAL  OF  CONFIRMED  OR  SUSPECTED CASES OF DOMESTIC
    7  VIOLENCE; (B) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS,  A  TRAINING
    8  PROGRAM  FOR  ALL  CURRENT  AND NEW EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE POLICIES AND
    9  PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; (C) DESIGNATE  A  STAFF
   10  MEMBER  TO  COORDINATE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND (D)
   11  CONTACT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION  PROVID-
   12  ING  VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY SUCH HOSPITAL TO
   13  ESTABLISH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS.
   14    2. UPON ADMITTANCE OR COMMENCEMENT OF  TREATMENT  OF  A  CONFIRMED  OR
   15  SUSPECTED  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  VICTIM,  SUCH  HOSPITAL  SHALL ADVISE THE
   16  VICTIM OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES  OF  A  BATTERED  WOMEN'S  OR
   17  VICTIM  ASSISTANCE  ORGANIZATION.  IF  AFTER  RECEIVING  SUCH ADVICE THE
   18  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM WISHES THE PRESENCE OF A DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  OR
   19  VICTIM  ASSISTANCE ADVOCATE, SUCH HOSPITAL SHALL CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE
   20  ORGANIZATION AND REQUEST THAT ONE BE PROVIDED.
   21    3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY
   22  BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT EFFECTIVELY THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
   23  SECTION.   PRIOR TO PROMULGATING SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE COMMIS-
   24  SIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF  DOMESTIC
   25  VIOLENCE AND OTHER SUCH PERSONS AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06215-01-1
       A. 7585                             2
    1    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.  Effective immediate-
    2  ly,  the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
    3  necessary for the implementation of the foregoing section of this act on
    4  its effective date is authorized and directed to be made  and  completed
    5  on or before such effective date.