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Senate Bill S5245

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than 75,000

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2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9130
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง9.60, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1116
2013-2014: A6043

2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state office of mental health is directed to make available, at no cost to the county, a qualified physician for the purpose of examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in certain counties.

2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5245

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- 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  examination  of
  persons  ordered  to  obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties
  with a population of less than seventy-five thousand

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

  Section  1.    Paragraph  4  of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the
mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 158 of  the  laws  of  2005,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (4)  In counties with a population of less than seventy-five thousand,
the affirmation or affidavit required by paragraph three of this  subdi-
vision may be made by a physician who is an employee of the office.  The
office  is  authorized AND DIRECTED to make available, at no cost to the
county, a qualified physician for the purpose of making such affirmation
or affidavit consistent with the provisions of such paragraph.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the amendments made to paragraph 4 of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of
the  mental  hygiene law by section one of this act shall not affect the
repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01709-01-1

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