New York A 8580: Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care

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A08580 Summary:

BILL NOA08580 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04969

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Add 2805-aa, Pub Health L

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Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.

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BILL NOA08580 

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05/21/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8580

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring victims
 of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2805-aa to read as follows:
 3 § 2805-aa. Hospital firearm violence policies and procedures. 1. For
 4 the purposes of this section, the term "firearm violence" shall mean any
 5 bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn, or any other injury arising
 6 from or caused by the discharge of a gun or firearm.
 7 2. Every general hospital shall: (a) develop, maintain and disseminate
 8 written policies and procedures for the identification, assessment,
 9 treatment and referral of confirmed or suspected cases of firearm
 10 violence; (b) establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training
 11 program for all nursing, medical, social work and other clinical person-
 12 nel, and security personnel working in hospital service units regarding
 13 the policies and procedures established pursuant to this section; and
 14 (c) designate a staff member to contact psychiatric services identified
 15 by the commissioner under subdivision four of this section providing
 16 victim assistance to the geographic area served by such hospital to
 17 establish the coordination of services to firearm violence victims.
 18 3. Upon discharge from treatment of a confirmed or suspected victim of
 19 firearm violence, such hospital shall advise the victim of the avail-
 20 ability of psychiatric services relating to firearm violence. If such
 21 firearm violence victim requests psychiatric services relating to
 22 firearm violence, such hospital shall initiate the coordination of such
 23 services.
 24 4. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may
 25 be necessary and proper to carry out effectively the provisions of this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09098-01-5

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 1 section. Prior to promulgating such rules and regulations, the commis-
 2 sioner shall consult with the New York state firearm violence research
 3 institute and other such entities and persons as the commissioner deems
 4 necessary to develop a model policy for hospitals to utilize in comply-
 5 ing with this section and to identify organizations providing psychiat-
 6 ric services relating to firearm violence operating in each hospital's
 7 geographic area, a list of which the commissioner shall provide to
 8 hospitals with the model policy.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 11 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 12 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 13 on or before such effective date.

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