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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1232--A
                                                                 Cal. No. 59
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 8, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LAVINE,  OTIS, MILLER, CRESPO, GJONAJ, FAHY,
          LINARES, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Health
          -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
          ing its place on the order of third reading

        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-y to read as follows:
     3    § 2805-y. 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-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02898-03-6
        A. 1232--A                          2
 
     1  sioner shall consult with the office  for  the  prevention  of  domestic
     2  violence and other such persons as the commissioner deems necessary.
     3    §  2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017. Effective immediate-
     4  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rules  or  regulations
     5  necessary for the implementation of the foregoing section of this act on
     6  its  effective  date is authorized and directed to be made and completed
     7  on or before such effective date.