Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 19, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5985
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8998
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Title B Art 6 §§6.01 - 6.04, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S4110, A4380
2009-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5985 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a universal child health passport PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To allow easy transfer of basic patient information of children with mental health diagnoses, so facilitate and effective appropriate care without wasted time waiting for consent forms and other approvals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: The commissioner is authorized and directed to create and implement a universal child health passport, which shall allow mental health patients to universally consent to the transfer or release of pertinent records. To be effective, the passport shall be signed by the parent or legal guardian of the child who is the recipient of such passport. Such a passport will have a one year expiration date from the date the passport is issued and shall require annual renewal. Section 2: Defines pertinent records. Section 3: Defines groups eligible to receive or share pertinent records and/or information.
2009-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5985 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 19, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STACHOWSKI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a universal child health passport THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title B of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new article 6 to read as follows: ARTICLE 6 UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT SECTION 6.01 UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT. 6.02 PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE. 6.03 GROUPS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE OR SHARE PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION. 6.04 RIGHTS RESERVED. S 6.01 UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT, WHICH SHALL ALLOW MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS TO UNIVERSALLY CONSENT TO THE TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION TO CERTAIN GROUPS. 2. TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE PASSPORT SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD, WHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH PASSPORT. 3. SUCH PASSPORT SHALL HAVE A ONE YEAR EXPIRATION DATE, FROM THE DATE THE PASSPORT WAS ISSUED, AND SHALL REQUIRE RENEWAL EVERY YEAR THEREAFT- ER. S 6.02 PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE. PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE SHALL INCLUDE: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11927-01-9
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