New York A 8743: Relates to requiring SUNY to offer abortion by medication techniques at all on-campus student health centers at colleges or universities within the SUNY system

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A08743 Summary:

BILL NOA08743 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORColton

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§423, 424 & 413, Soc Serv L

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Provides for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; establishes duties to investigate; relates to examinations of the child in a suspected case of child abuse.

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BILL NOA08743 

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06/02/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8743

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 2, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing for
 certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of
 suspected child abuse or neglect

 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 "Clava's Law".
 2 § 2. Section 423 of the social services law is amended by adding three
 3 new subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows:
 4 7. No allegation of child abuse or neglect shall be made to the local
 5 law enforcement agency until the completion of an investigation
 6 conducted pursuant to this title which shall include, but not be limited
 7 to:
 8 (a) inquiry into a thorough review of the medical history of the child
 9 and of the child's family, including whether the child has a reported
 10 preexisting diagnosis of any medical condition known to appear to be
 11 caused by or known to be misdiagnosed as abuse, including but not limit-
 12 ed to, rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta or vita-
 13 min D deficiency;
 14 (b) communication with all medical providers regularly involved with
 15 the child and the child's family;
 16 (c) the collection of medical records from the child's birth, includ-
 17 ing NICU, prenatal clinic, developmental care, and any other relevant
 18 medical history;
 19 (d) a review of the child's history with early intervention and CPSE
 20 services, including individual education plans and special services, if
 21 applicable;
 22 (e) communication with all caregivers involved in the child's life,
 23 particularly if the child's parents lived separately or are undergoing
 24 legal proceedings;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13257-01-5

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 1 (f) observation of the child's behavior with each parent separately
 2 and together to document the child's reactions in the event of suspected
 3 abuse;
 4 (g) an evaluation of when the suspected incidents of abuse or neglect
 5 occurred and where and with whom the child was residing at the time; and
 6 (h) an examination of the child's school records, including grades and
 7 incident reports.
 8 8. Any physician, medical provider or mental health professional
 9 involved in an investigation conducted by a multidisciplinary team as
 10 provided in subdivision six of this section shall transparently communi-
 11 cate their role as part of the investigatory team to the parents or
 12 guardians of a child who is the subject of such investigation. It shall
 13 be made clear to the parents or guardians of the child that the physi-
 14 cian, medical provider or mental health professional is evaluating the
 15 child for purposes of the investigation as well as for purposes of
 16 treatment of the child.
 17 9. (a) If an examination has been performed on the child by or on
 18 behalf of the multidisciplinary investigative team, the child's parent
 19 or guardian shall have the right to obtain an independent medical evalu-
 20 ation or pediatric specialty consultation of such child performed by a
 21 physician licensed under article one hundred thirty-one of the education
 22 law at their own expense or as otherwise covered by insurance or Medi-
 23 caid unless prohibited by court order. The multidisciplinary team shall
 24 cooperate