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Jun 15, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8192
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8192 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §31.08, Ment Hyg L
2009-S8192 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8192 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to compliance with operational standards of the commissioner of mental health by psychiat- ric hospitals dually licensed under article 31 of the mental hygiene law and article 28 of the public health law PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill would authorize the Office of Mental Health (OMH) to accept accreditation by the Joint Commission (TJC) as evidence of compliance with operational standards for OMH-licensed psychiatric units of general hospitals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would add a new Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) § 31.08 to: (1) authorize the Commissioner of OMH to accept as fulfillment of the annual inspection requirement established in MHL § 31.07 for OMH-li- censed psychiatric units of general hospitals, accreditation by TJC or any other accrediting organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in certain instances and that the Commis- sioner has determined has accrediting standards sufficient to assure the commissioner that hospitals are in compliance with applicable statutory
2009-S8192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8192 I N S E N A T E June 15, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MORAHAN -- (at request of the Office of Mental Health) -- 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 compliance with operational standards of the commissioner of mental health by psychi- atric hospitals dually licensed under article 31 of the mental hygiene law and article 28 of the public health law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 31.08 to read as follows: S 31.08 COMPLIANCE WITH OPERATIONAL STANDARDS BY HOSPITALS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 31.07 OF THIS ARTICLE, A HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.03 OF THIS CHAPTER, WHICH IS A WARD, WING, UNIT, OR OTHER PART OF A HOSPITAL, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, WHICH PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS PURSUANT TO AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH, MAY BE DEEMED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH HOSPITAL HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, OR ANY OTHER HOSPITAL ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION TO WHICH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES HAS GRANTED DEEMING STATUS, AND WHICH THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL HAVE DETERMINED HAS ACCREDITING STANDARDS SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE THE COMMIS- SIONER THAT HOSPITALS SO ACCREDITED ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH PROVISIONS OF LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXEMPT ANY SUCH HOSPITAL FROM THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND VISITATION REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 31.07 OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT: 1. SUCH HOSPITAL HAS A HISTORY OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH PROVISIONS OF LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS AND A RECORD OF PROVIDING GOOD QUALITY CARE, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; 2. A COPY OF THE SURVEY REPORT AND THE CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION OF THE JOINT COMMISSION OR OTHER APPROVED ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION IS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16035-07-0
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