Progress on implementation of the Abuse Reporting Law
Subtitle: a report to the Governor, Temporary President of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly in satisfaction of the requirements of Chapter 536 of the Laws of 2005, as amended by Chapter 356 of the Laws of 2006
By: New york State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Contributors: New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities; New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
Publisher: Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and Office of Children and Family Services
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Albany, N.Y
Language: eng
Subjects: People with mental disabilities; Abuse of; People with disabilities
Other titles: Abuse reporting law
Notes: Ltr. of transmittal on January 1, 2007, to Governor Eliot Spitzer from Larry G. Brown, Office of Children and Family Services and Helene DeSanto , Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities on the implementation of Chapter 536 of the Laws of 2005, as amended by Chapter 356 of the Laws of 2006.The report concerns allegations of abuse and neglect of adults with mental disabilities or other developmental disabilities when the alleged abuse or neglect occurs outside of the time the persons are receiving services from OMRDD or in the OMRDD system. The referenced chapter laws added new requirements applicable to these types of situations.

"December 29, 2006."