Senate Bill S2225D

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program and eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law

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co-Sponsors

2013-S2225 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.17, 9.47, 9.48, 9.60 & 29.15, Ment Hyg L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §18, Chap 408 of 1999
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4881
2015-2016: S4722
2017-2018: S516
2019-2020: S919, S4728
2021-2022: S2614
2023-2024: S3483

2013-S2225 - Summary

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

2013-S2225 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2225 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2225

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, ADAMS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BALL, BONACIC, BOYLE,
  DeFRANCISCO,   FARLEY,  GALLIVAN,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,  HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  LANZA,  LARKIN,  LIBOUS,  LITTLE,  MARCELLINO,   MARCHIONE,   MARTINS,
  MAZIARZ,  NOZZOLIO, RITCHIE, SEWARD, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Mental
  Health and Developmental Disabilities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law and the correction law, in
  relation to enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment  program;  and
  to  amend  Kendra's  Law, in relation to making the provisions thereof
  permanent

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  2  of  subdivision  (f) of section 7.17 of the
mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 158 of the laws  of  2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (2)  The  oversight  and monitoring role of the program coordinator of
the assisted outpatient treatment program  shall  include  each  of  the
following:
  (i)  that each assisted outpatient receives the treatment provided for
in the court order issued pursuant to section  9.60  of  this  [chapter]
TITLE;
  (ii)  that  existing  services  located  in  the assisted outpatient's
community are utilized whenever practicable;
  (iii) that a case manager or assertive  community  treatment  team  is
designated for each assisted outpatient;
  (iv)  that  a  mechanism  exists  for  such case manager, or assertive
community treatment team, to regularly report the assisted  outpatient's
compliance, or lack of compliance with treatment, to the director of the
assisted outpatient treatment program;
  (v)  that directors of community services establish procedures [which]
THAT provide that reports of persons who may  be  in  need  of  assisted

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02670-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2013-S2225A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.17, 9.47, 9.48, 9.60 & 29.15, Ment Hyg L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §18, Chap 408 of 1999
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4881
2015-2016: S4722
2017-2018: S516
2019-2020: S919, S4728
2021-2022: S2614
2023-2024: S3483

2013-S2225A - Summary

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

2013-S2225A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2225A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2225--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, ADAMS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BALL, BONACIC, BOYLE,
  DeFRANCISCO,    FARLEY,    FUSCHILLO,    GALLIVAN,   GOLDEN,   GRIFFO,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON,   LANZA,   LARKIN,   LIBOUS,   LITTLE,   MARCELLINO,
  MARCHIONE,  MARTINS,  MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, ROBACH,
  SEWARD, STAVISKY, VALESKY, ZELDIN -- read twice and  ordered  printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and
  Developmental  Disabilities  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law  and  the  correction  law,  in
  relation  to  enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment program; and
  to amend Kendra's Law, in relation to making  the  provisions  thereof
  permanent

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision  (f)  of  section  7.17  of  the
mental  hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 158 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  (2) The oversight and monitoring role of the  program  coordinator  of
the  assisted  outpatient  treatment  program  shall include each of the
following:
  (i) that each assisted outpatient receives the treatment provided  for
in  the  court  order  issued pursuant to section 9.60 of this [chapter]
TITLE;
  (ii) that existing  services  located  in  the  assisted  outpatient's
community are utilized whenever practicable;
  (iii)  that  a  case  manager or assertive community treatment team is
designated for each assisted outpatient;
  (iv) that a mechanism exists  for  such  case  manager,  or  assertive
community  treatment team, to regularly report the assisted outpatient's
compliance, or lack of compliance with treatment, to the director of the
assisted outpatient treatment program;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02670-04-3
              

co-Sponsors

2013-S2225B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.17, 9.47, 9.48, 9.60 & 29.15, Ment Hyg L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §18, Chap 408 of 1999
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4881
2015-2016: S4722
2017-2018: S516
2019-2020: S919, S4728
2021-2022: S2614
2023-2024: S3483

2013-S2225B - Summary

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

2013-S2225B - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2225B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2225--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, ADAMS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BALL, BONACIC, BOYLE,
  DeFRANCISCO,    FARLEY,    FUSCHILLO,    GALLIVAN,   GOLDEN,   GRIFFO,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON,   LANZA,   LARKIN,   LIBOUS,   LITTLE,   MARCELLINO,
  MARCHIONE,  MARTINS,  MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, ROBACH,
  SEWARD, STAVISKY, VALESKY, ZELDIN -- read twice and  ordered  printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and
  Developmental  Disabilities  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law  and  the  correction  law,  in
  relation  to  enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment program; and
  to amend Kendra's Law, in relation to making  the  provisions  thereof
  permanent

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision  (f)  of  section  7.17  of  the
mental  hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 158 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  (2) The oversight and monitoring role of the  program  coordinator  of
the  assisted  outpatient  treatment  program  shall include each of the
following:
  (i) that each assisted outpatient receives the treatment provided  for
in  the  court  order  issued pursuant to section 9.60 of this [chapter]
TITLE;
  (ii) that existing  services  located  in  the  assisted  outpatient's
community are utilized whenever practicable;
  (iii)  that  a  case  manager or assertive community treatment team is
designated for each assisted outpatient;
  (iv) that a mechanism exists  for  such  case  manager,  or  assertive
community  treatment team, to regularly report the assisted outpatient's

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02670-06-3
              

co-Sponsors

2013-S2225C - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.17, 9.47, 9.48, 9.60 & 29.15, Ment Hyg L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §18, Chap 408 of 1999
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4881
2015-2016: S4722
2017-2018: S516
2019-2020: S919, S4728
2021-2022: S2614
2023-2024: S3483

2013-S2225C - Summary

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

2013-S2225C - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2225C - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2225--C

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  ADDABBO,  AVELLA,  BALL,  BONACIC, BOYLE,
  DeFRANCISCO,  FARLEY,  GALLIVAN,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,   HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  LANZA,   LARKIN,   LIBOUS,  LITTLE,  MARCELLINO,  MARCHIONE,  MARTINS,
  MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER,  RITCHIE,  ROBACH,  SEWARD,  STAVISKY,
  VALESKY, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disa-
  bilities  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental Health and  Devel-
  opmental  Disabilities  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law and the correction law, in
  relation to enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment  program;  and
  to  amend  Kendra's  Law, in relation to making the provisions thereof
  permanent

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  2  of  subdivision  (f) of section 7.17 of the
mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 158 of the laws  of  2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (2)  The  oversight  and monitoring role of the program coordinator of
the assisted outpatient treatment program  shall  include  each  of  the
following:
  (i)  that each assisted outpatient receives the treatment provided for
in the court order issued pursuant to section  9.60  of  this  [chapter]
TITLE;
  (ii)  that  existing  services  located  in  the assisted outpatient's
community are utilized whenever practicable;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02670-08-4

              

co-Sponsors

2013-S2225D (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.17, 9.47, 9.48, 9.60 & 29.15, Ment Hyg L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §18, Chap 408 of 1999
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4881
2015-2016: S4722
2017-2018: S516
2019-2020: S919, S4728
2021-2022: S2614
2023-2024: S3483

2013-S2225D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

2013-S2225D (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2225D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2225--D

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  ADDABBO,  AVELLA,  BALL,  BONACIC, BOYLE,
  DeFRANCISCO,  FARLEY,  GALLIVAN,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,   HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  LANZA,   LARKIN,   LIBOUS,  LITTLE,  MARCELLINO,  MARCHIONE,  MARTINS,
  MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER,  RITCHIE,  ROBACH,  SEWARD,  STAVISKY,
  VALESKY, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disa-
  bilities  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental Health and  Devel-
  opmental  Disabilities  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law  and  the  correction  law,  in
  relation  to  enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment program; and
  to amend Kendra's Law, in relation to making  the  provisions  thereof
  permanent

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision  (f)  of  section  7.17  of  the
mental  hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 158 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  (2) The oversight and monitoring role of the  program  coordinator  of
the  assisted  outpatient  treatment  program  shall include each of the
following:
  (i) that each assisted outpatient receives the treatment provided  for
in  the  court  order  issued pursuant to section 9.60 of this [chapter]
TITLE;
  (ii) that existing  services  located  in  the  assisted  outpatient's
community are utilized whenever practicable;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02670-10-4
              

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