Assembly Bill A3842

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prevents the commissioner of mental health from considering the source of availability of state share of medical expenses as a criterion for operating certificates

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3842 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง31.05, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2524
2011-2012: A3919
2013-2014: A5155

2015-A3842 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents the commissioner of mental health from considering the source or availability of state share of medical expenses as a criterion for the issuance, expansion or renewal of an operating certificate.

2015-A3842 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3842

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, CLARK, ORTIZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, ABINANTI, COLTON, GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to preventing the
  consideration of medical assistance as a criterion for the issuance of
  an operating certificate

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

  Section  1.  Section  31.05  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL  NOT CONSIDER THE SOURCE OR AVAILABILITY OF STATE SHARE OF
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AS A CRITERION FOR THE ISSUANCE, EXPANSION OR RENEWAL
OF AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED BY SECTION 31.02 OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01342-01-5

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