Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 13, 2010 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A11084
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A11084 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A11084 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A11084 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the discharge and release of patients into the community PURPOSE: To allow certified psychiatric nurse practitioners the ability to refer housing services to patients. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One of the bill amends paragraph 2 of subdivision (g) of section 29.15 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 1976 to read that a specific recommendation made by either the certified psychologist or a certified nurse practitioner of the type of residence in which the patient is to live and a listing of the services available to the patient in such residence. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, there is confusion as to whether or not certified psychiatric nurse practitioners have the ability to refer patients to residences and other housing services. This confusion brings a disruption to the quality of service and inconsistent level of care for patients. It is only right that certified psychiatric nurse practitioners, who already have the ability to prescribe medication, have the ability to refer housing services.
2009-A11084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11084 I N A S S E M B L Y May 13, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the discharge and release of patients into the community THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (g) of section 29.15 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: 2. a specific recommendation MADE BY EITHER THE CERTIFIED PSYCHOLOGIST OR A CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER of the type of residence in which the patient is to live and a listing of the services available to the patient in such residence. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01322-01-9
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