Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 05, 2016 | referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 29, 2016 | amended on third reading 7351a |
Jan 06, 2016 | ordered to third reading cal.282 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 16, 2015 | referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 15, 2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.386 rules report cal.386 reported |
Jun 10, 2015 | reported referred to rules |
May 19, 2015 | reported referred to codes |
May 06, 2015 | referred to health |
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A7351 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §280-b, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018: A5332
2019-2020: A1033
2021-2022: A5841
A7351 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7351 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 6, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of psycho- tropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 280-a to read as follows: S 280-A. USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE FACILITIES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION" MEANS A DRUG THAT AFFECTS BRAIN ACTIV- ITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANTIPSYCHOTICS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, ANTIANXIETY DRUGS OR ANXIO- LYTICS, AND HYPNOTICS; (B) "LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE" MEANS, WHERE A PATIENT LACKS CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO HEALTH CARE, A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A HEALTH CARE AGENT AUTHORIZED BY A HEALTH CARE PROXY UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-C OF THIS CHAPTER OR A SURROGATE UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-CC OF THIS CHAPTER; (C) "INCREASE" WHEN USED IN RELATION TO AN ORDER FOR A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION, MEANS AN INCREASE OF THE DOSAGE OR DURATION OF THE MEDICA- TION ABOVE THE DOSAGE OR DURATION COVERED BY THE CURRENTLY ACTIVE CONSENT; (D) "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL" MEANS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO ORDER A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION; AND (E) "PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A RESIDENT OF A RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AN ADULT CARE FACILITY CERTIFIED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10759-01-5
A7351A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §280-b, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018: A5332
2019-2020: A1033
2021-2022: A5841
A7351A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7351--A Cal. No. 282 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 6, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of psycho- tropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 280-b to read as follows: S 280-B. USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE FACILITIES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION" MEANS A DRUG THAT AFFECTS BRAIN ACTIV- ITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANTIPSYCHOTICS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, ANTIANXIETY DRUGS OR ANXIO- LYTICS, AND HYPNOTICS; (B) "LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE" MEANS, WHERE A PATIENT LACKS CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO HEALTH CARE, A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A HEALTH CARE AGENT AUTHORIZED BY A HEALTH CARE PROXY UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-C OF THIS CHAPTER OR A SURROGATE UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-CC OF THIS CHAPTER; (C) "INCREASE" WHEN USED IN RELATION TO AN ORDER FOR A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION, MEANS AN INCREASE OF THE DOSAGE OR DURATION OF THE MEDICA- TION ABOVE THE DOSAGE OR DURATION COVERED BY THE CURRENTLY ACTIVE CONSENT; (D) "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL" MEANS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO ORDER A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION; AND (E) "PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A RESIDENT OF A RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10759-02-6