Assembly Bill A6788

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates "Robin's law"; relates to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment of sex offenders

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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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2021-A6788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6118
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§7.48 & 19.45, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7032, S4251
2015-2016: A4370, S616
2017-2018: A10589, S602
2019-2020: A6039, S619

2021-A6788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates "Robin's law"; relates to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment of sex offenders; requires the development of guidelines and procedures for outpatient group settings.

2021-A6788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6788
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
   BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, DAVILA, DiPIETRO, McDONOUGH, SIMON -- read once  and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT to create "Robin's law"; and to amend the mental hygiene law, in
   relation to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment
   of sex offenders

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Robin's law."
   § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 7.48 to
 read as follows:
 § 7.48 SEX OFFENDERS; OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING.
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING SEX
 OFFENDERS,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE
 CORRECTION LAW, AND DETAINED SEX OFFENDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION  10.03
 OF  THIS  TITLE, RECEIVING SERVICES IN AN OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING. SUCH
 GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES SHALL  OUTLINE  BEST  PRACTICES  TO  ENSURE  A
 PROTECTED,  SAFE  AND  CLINICALLY  SOUND  TREATMENT  ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
 PATIENTS AND SHALL,  TO  THE  GREATEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  BE  BASED  ON
 EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL TREATMENT STANDARDS REGARDING THE SEGREGATION OF
 SEX  OFFENDERS  FROM  THE GENERAL PATIENT POPULATION. IN DEVELOPING SUCH
 GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH  A  PANEL
 OF  STAKEHOLDERS  WHO  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESEN-
 TATIVES OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS AND VICTIM RIGHTS GROUPS.  SUCH
 PANEL SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, OF WHOM: FIVE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
 THE  GOVERNOR,  TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   § 3. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new  section  19.45
 to read as follows:
 § 19.45 SEX OFFENDERS; OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09813-01-1

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