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.. Turning tragedy into
triumph
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BEFORE JONATHAN'S LAW |
JONATHAN'S LAW A.6846-A |
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Only
requires telephone notification to parents when there is a
“serious reportable incident.” |
Requires
telephone notification to parents of any reportable incident
within 24 hours of the incident. |
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Parents
can opt out of receiving a call when their child is
injured. No one should be given the opportunity to “opt
out” of being a parent and receiving information on their
children’s health and well being. If parents choose to not
act as a result of the phone call, that is their option. |
Ensures
that all incidents are reported to parents. |
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Parents
are not entitled to a copy of incident reports. In many
cases, parents only receive a synopsis.
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Parent
receives a copy of the written incident report upon request
(names of individuals involved are not included) |
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It is
unclear what parents are entitled to. In current practice,
parents receive limited or no information. |
Parents,
upon written request, are entitled to a copy of
investigative reports about patient abuse or mistreatment.
Names of individuals involved are not included. |
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No
pamphlet is provided to parents explaining their right to
records access and appeals procedures |
Commission
on Quality Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
is required to develop and distribute a pamphlet regarding
the rights of parents to receive records and the process to
appeal the denial of such request. |
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Only
state-operated facilities are subject to incident reporting
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Incident
reporting requirements now include all licensed and
certified facilities providing services to persons with
mental disabilities. |
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No review
of provisions or identification of records for improved
access |
Task Force
is created to identify records, review provisions and seek
means to improve practices |
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OMH
providers are subject to penalty up to $1,000 per day or a
max of $15,000 per violation. OMRDD penalties are limited
to $1,000.
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Commissioner of OMRDD can impose a fine of $1,000 per day or
maximum of $15,000 per violation on an OMRDD facility that
is not in compliance, which equalizes OMRDD and OMH
facilities. |
A message about the Jonathan Carey
Foundation
I, the parents of Jonathan, would first like to thank everyone for
your love, your prayers, and your encouragement throughout this
extremely difficult time, and for all your support as we were
fighting for Jonathan’s Law. Our hearts are broken and the pain of
missing Jonathan is excruciating at times, but we know that Jonathan
is happy and safe with Jesus in Heaven for all eternity, which helps
us tremendously.
Right now we must move forward. We
are compelled to help other vulnerable children, and to help prevent
other children from suffering abuse and neglect like Jonathan
suffered. Most vulnerable children cannot speak or defend themselves
and desperately need our help, meaning each and every one of us, in
whatever way we can. Lisa and I have gained much insight through all
that we have gone through, and have a responsibility to use that
insight and knowledge to help bring about necessary changes. Our
hope and our prayer is that these changes will affect the lives of
thousands of precious children and their families. We must continue
to raise awareness of the issues facing those living in residential
care facilities and schools, and their families. We are also
compelled to raise awareness and to encourage people to get involved
in rescuing orphaned and abandoned children.
We are closing down our family
business named Solo Auto Sales, located at 90 Delaware Avenue in
Delmar, New York, and will be converting the use of the property
into the office for The Jonathan Carey Foundation. We are now
currently able to accept charitable contributions, which are tax
deductible. We are going to need your help, as well as the help of
our entire community, to accomplish the necessary changes needed to
ensure the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children. Thank you
for caring, and thank you for considering supporting The Jonathan
Carey Foundation. If you would like to help financially, please
click on the "Donate" tab (click
here) for the information
necessary. Thank you.
Michael & Lisa Carey
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