New York S 6479: Implements statewide opioid settlement agreements and creates an opioid settlement fund

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S06479 Summary:

BILL NOS06479 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05932

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 5 Title 9 §§310 - 320, Soc Serv L

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Enacts the "elderly abuse protective act" to protect residents 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse or deprivation; requires reports to the commissioner of the office of children and family services of the possible necessity for protective services; specifies action by such commissioner upon receiving such report including evaluation, right of entry, and furnishing of protective services; specifies the authority of the office of children and family services with respect thereto and requires assistance of other agencies in the implementation thereof; provides for judicial and review action against caretakers who abuse elderly; creates statewide central register of elderly abuse; appropriates $600,000 to the office of children and family services.

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BILL NOS06479 

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03/14/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6479

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to elderly abuse
 protective services; and making an appropriation therefor

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

 1 Section 1. Article 5 of the social services law is amended by adding a
 2 new title 9 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 9
 4 ELDERLY ABUSE PROTECTIVE ACT
 5 Section 310. Declaration of purpose.
 6 311. Definitions.
 7 312. Reporting the possible necessity for protective services.
 8 313. Action on reports.
 9 314. Judicial review.
 10 315. Authority of office of children and family services.
 11 316. Assistance of other agencies.
 12 317. Review.
 13 318. Costs for providing protective services.
 14 319. Abuse of duties of caretaker.
 15 320. Statewide central register of elderly abuse.
 16 § 310. Declaration of purpose. The legislature declares that no elder-
 17 ly person in the state shall be subjected to abuse or deprivation.
 18 Towards that end the "elderly abuse protective act" is enacted.
 19 § 311. Definitions. For purposes of this title:
 20 1. The term "elderly person" means any resident of the state who is
 21 sixty-two years of age or older.
 22 2. An elderly person shall be deemed to be "in need of protective
 23 services" if such person is unable to perform or obtain services which
 24 are necessary to maintain physical and mental health.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08240-01-5

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 1 3. The term "services which are necessary to maintain physical and
 2 mental health" includes, but is not limited to, the provision of medical
 3 care for physical and mental health needs, the relocation of an elderly
 4 person to a facility or institution able to offer such care, assistance
 5 in personal hygiene, food, clothing, adequately heated and ventilated
 6 shelter, protection from health and safety hazards, protection from
 7 maltreatment the result of which includes, but is not limited to, malnu-
 8 trition, deprivation of necessities or physical punishment, and trans-
 9 portation necessary to secure any of the above stated needs, except that
 10 this term shall not include taking such person into custody without
 11 consent except as provided in this title.
 12 4. The term "protective services" means services provided by the state
 13 as described in section four hundred seventy-three of this chapter,
 14 which are necessary to prevent abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandon-
 15 ment.
 16 5. The term "abuse" includes but is not limited to any act or omission
 17 which results in the infliction of physical pain or injury, or the
 18 infliction of mental anguish that requires medical attention or the
 19 deprivation by a caretaker of services which are necess