Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to providing a medical examination whenever an allegation of abuse or neglect of a child or adult is reported.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3540
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG, GUNTHER, ARROYO, HOOPER, MONTESANO,
SWEENEY, ABINANTI, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND, BRENNAN, COOK, CROUCH, DUPREY, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, ROBIN-
SON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental
Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to duties of provid-
ers of services for the developmentally disabled
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 31.11 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. providing an independent medical examination at a hospital, urgent
4 care or similar institution whenever an allegation of abuse or neglect
5 of a child or adult under such care is reported.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07652-01-3
