Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 23, 2012 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Feb 01, 2011 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S2770
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
2011-S2770 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13.07, Ment Hyg L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
2011-S2770 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2770 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the social services law, in relation to the administration of certain nutritional supplements to persons residing in facilities operated or regulated by the office for people with developmental disabilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amends the mental hygiene law to provide for the administration of, and reimbursement for, medically necessary dietary supplements to persons residing in intermediate care facilities operated or regulated by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 13.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (f) requiring the administration of medically necessary dietary supplements to persons residing in intermediate care facilities operated or regulated by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. Section 2. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (w) which reads "(w) dietary
2011-S2770 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2770 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the social services law, in relation to the administration of certain nutritional supplements to persons residing in facilities operated or regulated by the office for people with developmental disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (f) to read as follows: (F) THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF DIETARY SUPPLE- MENTS FOR PERSONS RESIDING IN INTERMEDIATE FACILITIES OPERATED, LICENSED OR REGULATED BY THE OFFICE, WHERE SUCH SUPPLEMENTS ARE PRESCRIBED AS MEDICALLY NECESSARY BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE AND ARE APPROVED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. SUCH FACILITIES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN THE MEDICATION REGIMEN REVIEW REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OR RULES ADOPTED BY THE FACILITY. NO INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY SHALL ADOPT RULES PROHIBITING THE ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows: (W) DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS WHICH ARE PRESCRIBED AS MEDICALLY NECESSARY BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE AND WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES OPERATED OR LICENSED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 365-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06096-01-1
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