Senate Bill S5493

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides the community guardianship program

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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-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

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

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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