Bill Text: NY S01433 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Standardizes safety trainings at developmental disability facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES [S01433 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01433-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1433
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 9, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
          mental Disabilities
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  standardized
          training  curriculum requirements for employees and volunteers provid-
          ing services to persons with developmental disabilities
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  13.23  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
     3    (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations  requiring  all
     4  persons  who are employed or volunteering at a provider licensed, certi-
     5  fied or operated  by  the  office  to  complete  a  training  curriculum
     6  consistent  with  this subdivision.   In developing such curriculum, the
     7  commissioner shall conduct a literature review of reports,  studies  and
     8  other  training models regarding the training of direct care workers for
     9  persons with developmental disabilities.  Such curriculum shall include,
    10  but not be limited to: (1) abuse, neglect  and  maltreatment  indication
    11  and  prevention,  (2)  laws,  regulations  and  procedures governing the
    12  protection  of  persons  with  disabilities  from  abuse,  neglect   and
    13  maltreatment,  (3)  identification,  safety and security procedures, (4)
    14  fire safety, (5)  first  aid,  (6)  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation,  (7)
    15  cultural competence, and (8) any other appropriate topic.
    16    The  format  of such training or programs shall be in traditional live
    17  classroom or  audience  settings;  teleconferences;  video  conferences;
    18  satellite transmissions; motion picture presentations; interactive video
    19  instructions;   activities   electronically   transmitted  from  another
    20  location; on-line computer courses;  or  any  other  interactive  format
    21  deemed appropriate by the commissioner, provided the training or program
    22  is not self-study or correspondence work. In no event shall such program
    23  and  training  solely  consist  of  written  materials.  The training or
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  program must be conducted in a physical setting that is comfortable  and
     2  conducive to learning. Upon completion of the training or program, trai-
     3  nees shall receive a certificate of completion.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.