Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 05, 2016 | advanced to third reading cal.535 |
May 04, 2016 | reported |
Jan 26, 2016 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to mental health |
May 07, 2015 | advanced to third reading cal.304 |
May 04, 2015 | reported |
Feb 09, 2015 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 27, 2015 | referred to mental health |
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Co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Kevin Cahill
Kenneth Zebrowski
Aileen Gunther
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Thomas Abinanti
Jeffrion Aubry
Michael DenDekker
A3854 (ACTIVE) - Details
A3854 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.
A3854 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3854 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, JAFFEE, CAHILL, ZEBROWSKI, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ABINANTI, AUBRY, DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to liability for the payment of fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 43.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL NOT COLLECT ANY FEES FOR SERVICES FROM ANY MONIES PAID TO OR TO BE PAID TO OR ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT, HIS ESTATE OR A REPRESEN- TATIVE OF A PATIENT OR HIS ESTATE, AS A RESULT OF OR IN RETURN FOR A RELEASE OF LIABILITY OR A COURT ORDERED SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT AGAINST THE STATE ARISING FROM AN ACT OR OMISSION OF THE STATE, THE OFFICE OR ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF, IF SUCH ACT OR OMISSION OCCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF CONFINEMENT OF OR DURING THE PROVISION OF CARE TO SUCH PATIENT. SUCH MONIES SHALL NOT BE OFFSET OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING SUCH FEES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01340-01-5