Directs the social services department to establish, operate and maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number for the purpose of receiving telephone calls alleging abuse or maltreatment of elderly persons for purposes of reporting of endangered adults.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 18, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, ABBATE, CLARK, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
statewide toll-free elderly abuse hotline for purposes of reporting of
endangered adults
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 473-b of the social
2 services law, as added by chapter 523 of the laws of 1984, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 1. The office shall establish, maintain and operate a single statewide
5 toll-free telephone number for the purpose of receiving telephone calls
6 alleging abuse or maltreatment of an elderly person, including but not
7 limited to abuse, neglect or financial exploitation as defined in this
8 article.
9 2. Any person who in good faith believes that a person eighteen years
10 of age or older may be an endangered adult or in need of protective or
11 other services, pursuant to this article, and who, based on such belief
12 either:
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
14 it shall have become a law, except that any rules and regulations neces-
15 sary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date
16 shall be promulgated on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06669-01-1
