And according to NJ.Com:
One law, written after a series of violent incidents at the Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in Camden County, requires the Department of Human Services to report physical assaults and deaths at state-run psychiatric hospitals online and to the Public Advocate.
The law is "a direct response to delays in the release of statistics on assaults at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital (in Winslow)," the legislators said.
According to the Courier Post:
It requires the Department of Human Services to track the number of assaults and unexpected deaths at the hospitals. An online report is to be updated quarterly.
Another health bill, inspired by the death of a developmentally disabled woman who lived at a group home in Edison, requires facilities to give the medical examiner contact information for the deceased's relatives.
The sponsors included Assembly members Pamela Lampitt of Cherry Hill, Louis Greenwald of Voorhees, Sandra Love of Gloucester Township and Nilsa Cruz-Perez of Barrington, all Democrats.
Kudos to Corzine for signing these two mental health laws- but why did he have to wait until he was almost out of office to do it?
Posts
5 comments:
"Another health bill, inspired by the death of a developmentally disabled woman who lived at a group home in Edison, requires facilities to give the medical examiner contact information for the deceased's relatives."
My niece Danielle Gruskowski was the inspiration for this law, know as the medical Examiner bill, as well as Danielle's Law, and Rett Syndrome Awareness day. It is important to my family that no other families ensures the pain my family and I went through.
New Jersey does a lousy job at protecting their most vulnerable citiens, and I, along with many others, are hell bent on fixing it. The time is now!
Families need to start publicizing the abuse, neglect and death of their loved ones when facilities try to cover up incidents. The abuse and neglect of my precious niece Danielle, and her needless death, has fueled me and others to relentlessness ... Its all about protecting our most voiceless population that can't speak for themselves.
Sincerely,
Robin Turner
Governor Jon Corzine (I am being told) will be holding a small (big) public bill signing for the Medical Examiner bill ... more info to follow...
Robin Turner
Hi Robin,
Keep me posted . I live close to Drumthwacket!!!
Robin, I am very active in DBSA and would like to talk to you about this......Can you please please please contact me at
Hollythecat@gmail.com
Thank you.
" It requires the Department of Human Services to track the number of assaults and unexpected deaths at the hospitals. An online report is to be updated quarterly."
Well, that will certainly teach the b**tards.
Another whole REPORT, Every Quarter.
Corzine waited so Long exactly for the above reason. This way he can SAY, he DID Something, when what he actually Did was Dodge the issue with a BS Reporting requiremennt rather than risk irritating the future Campaign/Lobbying Money behind the problem.
Post a Comment