Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 06, 2012 |
referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 05, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 01, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 29, 2012 |
1st report cal.258 |
Jan 05, 2012 |
print number 5493a |
Jan 05, 2012 |
amend and recommit to aging |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to aging returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 14, 2011 |
referred to social services delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2011 |
ordered to third reading cal.1164 |
Jun 11, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 25, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S5493
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2011-S5493 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §473-d, Soc Serv L
2011-S5493 - Summary
Provides the community guardian program shall obtain annually a statement prepared by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician, social worker, or other person, evaluating the condition and current functional level of the person for whom the community guardian program serves as guardian.
2011-S5493 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5493 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the community guardianship program SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Eliminates the requirement for two annual assessments by mental health professionals for a ward of the state's community guardian program. Instead, requires a single assessment by a doctor, psychologist or social worker who has evaluated the client in the three months prior to the filing of the report regarding the client's condition and current functional level. This report is already mandated by Section 81.31 of the Mental Hygiene Law. JUSTIFICATION: Current Social Services Law requires that clients of a community guardian program be assessed yearly by two mental health professionals. These assessments help determine whether continued guardianship is needed. This requirement is no longer necessary in light of provisions of the Mental Hygiene Law. In particular, section 81.31 of the Mental Hygiene law requires that every guardian file an annual report with the court covering range of issues. One component of the report is a statement by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician or social worker or other person who has recently evaluated
2011-S5493 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5493 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 25, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the community guardianship program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 473-d of the social services law, as added by chapter 846 of the laws of 1986 and such section as renumbered by chapter 395 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: (g) the community guardian program shall obtain [annual assessments from two qualified psychiatrists or one qualified psychiatrist and one qualified psychologist who are independent of the community guardian program of persons for whom it serves as committee or conservator to determine whether continuation of the guardianship is necessary, and the appointing court shall be informed of the results of such assessments and may discharge the community guardian program as conservator or committee pursuant to sections 77.35 and 78.27 of the mental hygiene law] A STATEMENT BY A PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST, NURSE CLINICIAN, OR SOCIAL WORKER, OR OTHER PERSON WHO HAS EVALUATED OR EXAMINED THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE COMMUNITY GUARDIAN PROGRAM SERVES AS COMMITTEE OR CONSERVA- TOR WITHIN THE THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE STATEMENT REGARD- ING AN EVALUATION OF THE CONDITION AND THE CURRENT FUNCTIONAL LEVEL OF SUCH PERSON; S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11291-01-1
2011-S5493A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §473-d, Soc Serv L
2011-S5493A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides the community guardian program shall obtain annually a statement prepared by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician, social worker, or other person, evaluating the condition and current functional level of the person for whom the community guardian program serves as guardian.
2011-S5493A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5493A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the community guardianship program SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: At present, subparagraph (g) of paragraph 3 of section 473-d of the Social Services Law requires that community guardian programs obtain assessments of their clients by two mental health professionals each year. These assessments are intended to be used to determine whether the guardianship continues to be necessary. Section one of this bill would eliminate this requirement and instead require a report by a doctor or psychologist or other person who has evaluated the client in the three months prior to the filing of the report regarding the client's condition and current functional level. This report is already required by paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of section 81.31 of the Mental Hygiene Law. JUSTIFICATION: Current Social Services Law requires that clients of a community guardian program be assessed yearly by two mental health professionals. These assessments help determine whether continued guardianship is needed.
2011-S5493A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5493--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 25, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the community guardianship program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 473-d of the social services law, as added by chapter 846 of the laws of 1986 and such section as renumbered by chapter 395 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: (g) the community guardian program shall obtain [annual assessments from two qualified psychiatrists or one qualified psychiatrist and one qualified psychologist who are independent of the community guardian program of persons for whom it serves as committee or conservator to determine whether continuation of the guardianship is necessary, and the appointing court shall be informed of the results of such assessments and may discharge the community guardian program as conservator or committee pursuant to sections 77.35 and 78.27 of the mental hygiene law] ANNUALLY A STATEMENT PREPARED BY A PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST, NURSE CLINICIAN, OR SOCIAL WORKER, OR OTHER PERSON EVALUATING THE CONDITION AND FUNCTIONAL LEVEL OF A PERSON FOR WHOM THE COMMUNITY GUARDIAN PROGRAM SERVES AS GUARDIAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FIVE OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 81.31 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW; S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11291-03-1
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