Assembly Bill A4731

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in office of mental health run residential facilities

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  • 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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2011-A4731 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3745
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5903, S3013

2011-A4731 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in office of mental health run residential facilities.

2011-A4731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4731

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, TOBACCO, PAULIN, GIBSON,
  RUSSELL,  MILLMAN,  MENG, KAVANAGH, CRESPO, LAVINE, M. MILLER, ZEBROW-
  SKI, WEPRIN, THIELE, JEFFRIES, ROBINSON, CASTRO, BARRON, MAYERSOHN  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. BOYLAND, GABRYSZAK, GOTTFRIED, HOYT,
  MARKEY, PHEFFER, REILLY, SALADINO,  SCHIMEL,  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting
  co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in residential facilities

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

  Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
  (K)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBIT-
ING THE CO-MINGLING OF ADOLESCENT  AND  ADULT  PATIENTS  IN  RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES  OPERATED  BY THE OFFICE AND PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO AN OPERATING
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 31.02 OF THIS CHAPTER.   SUCH RULES  AND
REGULATIONS  SHALL  ADDRESS  AGE SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF PATIENTS
AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: PROTOCOLS  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR
APPROPRIATE AGE AND PROGRAM SEPARATION IN BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND TREATMENT
PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS, INCLUDING INCIDENT REPORTING,
TO  BE TAKEN TO PREVENT INCIDENTS OF ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT; AND SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO INSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ADOLESCENT AND
ADULT PATIENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, that any  rules
and  regulations necessary to implement the provisions of section one of
this act shall be promulgated within one hundred twenty days after  this
act  shall  take effect and, provided further that 30 days prior to such
promulgation,  the  commissioner  of  mental  health  shall  submit  the
required  rules and regulations to the governor, the temporary president
of the senate and the speaker of the assembly for their review.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04514-01-1

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