Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 28, 2016 |
print number 6051a |
Jan 28, 2016 |
amend and recommit to mental health |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to mental health |
Mar 11, 2015 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A6051A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RODRIGUEZ
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Guillermo Linares
Carmen E. Arroyo
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Clifford Crouch
Deborah Glick
Peter Lawrence
2015-A6051 - Details
2015-A6051 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6051 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the education law, in relation to creating mental health incident review panels 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 31.38 to read as follows: S 31.38 MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENT REVIEW PANELS. (A) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH INCI- DENT REVIEW PANEL FOR THE PURPOSES OF REVIEWING THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND EVENTS RELATED TO A SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS" MEANS AN INCIDENT OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH A PERSON WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS IS PHYSICALLY INJURED OR CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, OR SUFFERS A SERIOUS AND PREVENTABLE MEDICAL COMPLICATION OR BECOMES INVOLVED IN A CRIMINAL INCI- DENT INVOLVING VIOLENCE. A PANEL SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF SUCH SERIOUS INCIDENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS OR GAPS IN MENTAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES, TO IMPROVE THE COORDINATION, INTEGRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CARE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM, AND TO ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY. (B) A MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENT REVIEW PANEL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT WHERE THE SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING A PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OCCURRED. A MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENT REVIEW PANEL MAY ALSO INCLUDE, IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE SERIOUS INCIDENT BEING REVIEWED, ONE OR MORE REPRESEN- TATIVES FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS, HOSPITALS, LOCAL SCHOOLS, EMERGENCY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06901-01-5
co-Sponsors
Guillermo Linares
Carmen E. Arroyo
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Clifford Crouch
Deborah Glick
Peter Lawrence
2015-A6051A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A6051A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6051--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ, LINARES, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CROUCH, GLICK, LAWRENCE, MOSLEY, RIVERA, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- recommit- ted to the Committee on Mental Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the education law, in relation to creating mental health incident review panels 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 31.38 to read as follows: S 31.38 MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENT REVIEW PANELS. (A) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH INCI- DENT REVIEW PANEL FOR THE PURPOSES OF REVIEWING THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND EVENTS RELATED TO A SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS" MEANS AN INCIDENT OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH A PERSON WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS IS PHYSICALLY INJURED OR CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, OR SUFFERS A SERIOUS AND PREVENTABLE MEDICAL COMPLICATION OR BECOMES INVOLVED IN A CRIMINAL INCI- DENT INVOLVING VIOLENCE. A PANEL SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF SUCH SERIOUS INCIDENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS OR GAPS IN MENTAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES, TO IMPROVE THE COORDINATION, INTEGRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CARE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM, AND TO ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY. (B) A MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENT REVIEW PANEL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT WHERE THE SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING A PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OCCURRED. A MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENT REVIEW PANEL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06901-03-6
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