NY A00823

Mandates that reports of incidents involving vulnerable persons be made to 9-1-1 operators and the county district attorney's office in addition to the vulnerable persons' central register

Increases the penalty for human services professionals who knowingly and willfully fail to report suspected abuse or neglect from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony

Requires all state and private agencies with mandatory reporters to retrain all staff on the new reporting requirements to 9-1-1 and the district attorney's office

Requires all websites, training manuals, brochures, and pamphlets to be updated to reflect the new reporting requirements, and all former materials directing reports to the justice center must be removed and replaced

Removes the previous provision that merely permitted (but did not require) mandated reporters to contact law enforcement or emergency services before or after reporting to the central register