New York S 4445: Enacts the "Jamie Rose care provider act"

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S04445 Summary:

BILL NOS04445 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09678

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §459-i, Soc Serv L

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Enacts the "Jamie Rose care provider act"; requires health care facilities have policies for suspected victims of domestic abuse.

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BILL NOS04445 

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02/05/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4445

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting the
 "Jamie Rose care provider act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Jamie Rose
 2 care provider act".
 3 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 459-i
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 459-i. Suspected domestic abuse; health care facilities. 1. For the
 6 purposes of this section:
 7 (a) "Health care facility" or "facility" means a home care services
 8 agency as defined in article thirty-six of the public health law, a
 9 hospice as defined in article forty of the public health law, a health
 10 maintenance organization as defined in article forty-four of the public
 11 health law, a shared health facility as defined in article forty-seven
 12 of the public health law, and any facility where a health care practi-
 13 tioner operates as a health care practitioner. "Health care facility" or
 14 "facility" shall not include a hospital as defined in article twenty-
 15 eight of the public health law.
 16 (b) "Health care practitioner" or "practitioner" means a person
 17 licensed under article one hundred thirty-one, one hundred thirty-one-B,
 18 one hundred thirty-two, one hundred thirty-three, one hundred thirty-
 19 six, one hundred thirty-nine, one hundred forty-one, one hundred forty-
 20 three, one hundred forty-four, one hundred fifty-three, one hundred
 21 fifty-four, one hundred fifty-six or one hundred fifty-nine of the
 22 education law or a person certified under former section twenty-five
 23 hundred sixty of the public health law.
 24 2. Every health care facility shall: (a) develop, maintain and dissem-
 25 inate written policies and procedures for the identification, assess-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07675-01-5

 S. 4445 2

 1 ment, treatment and referral of confirmed or suspected cases of domestic
 2 violence; (b) establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training
 3 program for all nursing, medical, social work and other clinical person-
 4 nel, and security personnel regarding the policies and procedures estab-
 5 lished pursuant to this section; and (c) designate a staff member to
 6 contact the domestic violence or victim assistance organization identi-
 7 fied by the commissioner of health under subdivision four of this
 8 section providing victim assistance to the geographic area served by
 9 such health care facility to establish the coordination of services to
 10 domestic violence victims.
 11 3. Upon intake of a confirmed or suspected domestic violence victim,
 12 such health care facility shall advise the victim of the availability of
 13 the services of a domestic violence or victim assistance organization.
 14 If after receiving such advice the domestic violence victim wishes the
 15 presence of a domestic violence or victim assistance advocate, such
 16 health care facility shall contact the appropriate organization and
 17 request that one be provided.
 18 4. The commissioner of health shall promulgate such rules and regu-
 19 lations as may be necessary and proper to carry out effectively the
 20 provisions of this section. Prior to promulgating such rules and regu-
 21 lations, the commissioner of health shall consult with the office for
 22 the prevention of domestic violence and other such per