| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2012 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities delivered to senate passed assembly |
| Apr 26, 2012 | advanced to third reading cal.483 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | reported |
| Feb 07, 2012 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Jan 09, 2012 | committed to mental health |
| Jan 04, 2012 | ordered to third reading cal.157 returned to assembly died in senate |
| Jun 01, 2011 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities delivered to senate passed assembly |
| May 26, 2011 | advanced to third reading cal.458 |
| May 24, 2011 | reported |
| Apr 12, 2011 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Apr 07, 2011 | print number 4346a |
| Apr 07, 2011 | amend and recommit to mental health |
| Feb 03, 2011 | referred to mental health |
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Co-Sponsors
Harvey Weisenberg
Mark J.F. Schroeder
Ellen C. Jaffee
Kevin Cahill
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Thomas Abinanti
"William Boyland
Michael DenDekker
A4346 - Details
A4346 - Summary
Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.
A4346 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4346
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, WEISENBERG, SCHROEDER, JAFFEE, CAHILL,
ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BOYLAND, DenDEKK-
ER, DINOWITZ, GABRYSZAK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JACOBS, LANCMAN,
MENG, MILLMAN, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to liability for the
payment of fees for services rendered by the department of mental
hygiene
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 43.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
(E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL NOT COLLECT ANY FEES FOR SERVICES FROM ANY MONIES PAID TO
OR TO BE PAID TO OR ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT, HIS ESTATE OR A REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF A PATIENT OR HIS ESTATE, AS A RESULT OF OR IN RETURN FOR A
RELEASE OF LIABILITY OR A COURT ORDERED SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT AGAINST
THE STATE ARISING FROM AN ACT OR OMISSION OF THE STATE, THE OFFICE OR
ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF, IF SUCH ACT OR OMISSION OCCURRED DURING
THE COURSE OF CONFINEMENT OF OR DURING THE PROVISION OF CARE TO SUCH
PATIENT. SUCH MONIES SHALL NOT BE OFFSET OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PAYING SUCH FEES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 1999 and
shall apply to causes of action pending or commencing on or after such
date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Co-Sponsors
Harvey Weisenberg
Mark J.F. Schroeder
Ellen C. Jaffee
Kevin Cahill
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Thomas Abinanti
Jeffrion Aubry
"William Boyland
A4346A (ACTIVE) - Details
A4346A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.
A4346A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4346--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 3, 2011
___________
Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, WEISENBERG, SCHROEDER, JAFFEE, CAHILL,
ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ABINANTI, BOYLAND,
DenDEKKER, DINOWITZ, GABRYSZAK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JACOBS,
LANCMAN, MENG, MILLMAN, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to liability for the
payment of fees for services rendered by the department of mental
hygiene
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 43.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
(E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL NOT COLLECT ANY FEES FOR SERVICES FROM ANY MONIES PAID TO
OR TO BE PAID TO OR ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT, HIS ESTATE OR A REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF A PATIENT OR HIS ESTATE, AS A RESULT OF OR IN RETURN FOR A
RELEASE OF LIABILITY OR A COURT ORDERED SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT AGAINST
THE STATE ARISING FROM AN ACT OR OMISSION OF THE STATE, THE OFFICE OR
ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF, IF SUCH ACT OR OMISSION OCCURRED DURING
THE COURSE OF CONFINEMENT OF OR DURING THE PROVISION OF CARE TO SUCH
PATIENT. SUCH MONIES SHALL NOT BE OFFSET OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PAYING SUCH FEES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00858-02-1