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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Mar 05, 2015 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Ellen C. Jaffee
Donna Lupardo
Multi-Sponsors
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Annette Robinson
A5869 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1543
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง22.03, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: A8075
2011-2012: A48, S4447
2013-2014: A1777, S913
2017-2018: A2416, S3408
2019-2020: A3119, S4599
2021-2022: A7530, S5054
2023-2024: A915
A5869 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5869 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, LUPARDO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a chemi- cal dependence treatment bill of rights THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 22.03 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 558 of the laws of 1999, is amended and a new subdi- vision (d) is added to read as follows: (c) The director of every chemical dependence program, service, or treatment facility shall post copies of [a notice] THE CHEMICAL DEPEND- ENCE TREATMENT BILL OF RIGHTS in a form and manner to be determined by the commissioner, at places throughout the facility or program where such [notice] BILL OF RIGHTS shall be conspicuous and visible to all patients[, stating]. THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE TREATMENT BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, the following: 1. [a general statement of the rights of patients under the various admission or retention provisions of this article; and 2. the right of the patient to communicate with the director, the board of visitors, if any, and the commissioner] EVERY PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF TREATMENT AND TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF HIS OR HER TREATMENT PLAN BY ANOTHER CLINI- CIAN; 2. EVERY PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION OF SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS OR HER TREATMENT PLAN; 3. EVERY PATIENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FULLY INFORMED OF HIS OR HER PROPOSED TREATMENT, INCLUDING POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS; 4. EVERY PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO OR TERMINATE TREATMENT UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04598-01-5