Assembly Bill A2143

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to clinical records and confidentiality

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2143 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5680
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.13, Ment Hyg L

2015-A2143 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to clinical records and confidentiality.

2015-A2143 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2143

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to clinical  records
  and confidentiality

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (c)  of  section  33.13  of  the
mental  hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 184 of the laws of 1986, is
amended to read as follows:
  4. to the [commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled and
any person or agency under contract with the commission  which  provides
protection  and  advocacy  services pursuant to the authorization of the
commission to administer the protection and advocacy system as  provided
for  by  federal  law]  JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS.
  S 2. Subdivision (c) of section 33.13 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows:
  17.  TO  THE AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
(B) OF SECTION 558 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND  ADVO-
CACY  SERVICES  AND  ADMINISTER  THE  PROTECTION  AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM AS
PROVIDED FOR BY FEDERAL LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06001-01-5

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