Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to mental health |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A1800
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LENTOL
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
2015-A1800 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1800 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1800 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the creation of an acute psychiatric bed registry THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 9.65 to read as follows: S 9.65 ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A WEB-BASED ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY TO COLLECT, AGGREGATE, AND DISPLAY INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE ACUTE BEDS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS TO FACILITATE THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEMPORARY DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. (B) THE ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL: 1. INCLUDE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FOR EVERY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INPA- TIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY AND EVERY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CRISIS STABILIZA- TION UNIT IN THE STATE, INCLUDING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE FACILITY; 2. PROVIDE REAL-TIME INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE AT EACH FACILITY AND, FOR EACH AVAILABLE BED, THE TYPE OF PATIENT THAT MAY BE ADMITTED, THE LEVEL OF SECURITY PROVIDED, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES OR DESIGNEES OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARDS AND EMPLOYEES OF PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; AND 3. ALLOW EMPLOYEES AND DESIGNEES OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARDS AND EMPLOYEES OF PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES TO PERFORM SEARCHES OF THE REGISTRY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01210-01-5
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