Bill Text: NY A07589 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as part of the education and training for certification; directs the commissioner of health to develop curriculum in accordance with specified information.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to health [A07589 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07589-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7589

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 10, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health

        AN  ACT  relating  to  requiring  home health aides and nurse's aides to
          receive training in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and  transgen-
          der individuals

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The  commissioner  of  health,  in  consultation  with  the
     2  commissioner  of  education, shall develop a training program unit which
     3  focuses on working with lesbian, gay,  bisexual  and  transgender  popu-
     4  lations,  as  part  of the state approved education or training programs
     5  required for certification of home health aides,  personal  care  aides,
     6  personal care staff, and certified nurse's aides.
     7    § 2. The training program unit required by this act should include the
     8  following components and information:
     9    (a)  an explanation of the terms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgen-
    10  der (LGBT);
    11    (b) an understanding of why LGBT individuals may hide their identity;
    12    (c) incorporate LGBT concerns into person-directed care, so that  each
    13  individual can make the best decisions for their own situation;
    14    (d) specific information designed for staff working in nursing care or
    15  other residential care settings;
    16    (e) unique needs of LGBT individuals, including older adults;
    17    (f) an overview of the various rights and protections extended to LGBT
    18  individuals;
    19    (g) best practices for creating communities welcoming to LGBT individ-
    20  uals including older adults, their loved ones, and their caregivers;
    21    (h)  practical tips from experts about how to ask questions related to
    22  sexual orientation and gender identity and understand  why  these  ques-
    23  tions are important for all service organizations;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11270-01-9
        A. 7589                             2

     1    (i)  teach  the  nuances  of asking questions related to sexual orien-
     2  tation and gender identity to LGBT individuals, including older adults;
     3    (j)  how  to respectfully respond to questions and concerns that arise
     4  in conversations relating to sexual orientation and gender identity; and
     5    (k) best practices for providing transgender affirming care.
     6    § 3. The training unit required by this act shall be developed  within
     7  six  months  of the effective date of this act and shall be required for
     8  all certifications and re-certifications of home health aides,  personal
     9  care  aides,  personal care staff, and certified nurse's aides issued on
    10  and after such six month date.
    11    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.