Senate Bill S5155

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the temporary suspension or limitation of an operating certificate for the misappropriation of public funds

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee


  • 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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2009-S5155 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16.17, Ment Hyg L

2009-S5155 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the temporary suspension or limitation of an operating certificate for the misappropriation of public funds.

2009-S5155 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5155

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- 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, in  relation  to  the  temporary
  suspension or limitation of an operating certificate for the misappro-
  priation of public funds

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1 of subdivision (b)  of
section  16.17  of  the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 169 of
the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  An operating certificate may be temporarily suspended or limited with-
out a prior hearing for a period not in excess of sixty days upon  writ-
ten  notice  to the facility following a finding by the office of mental
retardation and developmental disabilities EITHER that a client's health
or safety is in imminent danger OR THE MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC  FUNDS
HAD OCCURRED. Upon such finding and notice, the power of the commission-
er  temporarily  to  suspend  or  limit  an  operating certificate shall
include, but shall not be limited to, the power to:
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
and completed on or before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11582-01-9


              

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