assembly Bill A9117

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting fees to be charged to agencies for copies of certain clinical records

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 28, 2016 signed chap.453
Nov 16, 2016 delivered to governor
Jun 06, 2016 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1177
substituted for s6622
Jun 02, 2016 referred to finance
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 26, 2016 advanced to third reading cal.808
May 24, 2016 reported
Feb 09, 2016 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 28, 2016 referred to mental health

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Jun 6, 2016 - floor Vote

A9117
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Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2016

aye (61)
excused (2)

A9117 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6622
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง33.13, Ment Hyg L

A9117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting fees to be charged to agencies for copies of certain clinical records.

A9117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9117

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting  fees
  to be charged to agencies for copies of certain clinical records

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 17 of subdivision (c) of  section  33.13  of  the
mental  hygiene  law,  as  added  by chapter 247 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
  17. to the agency designated by the governor pursuant  to  subdivision
(b)  of section 558 of the executive law to provide protection and advo-
cacy services and administer  the  protection  and  advocacy  system  as
provided  for  by  federal law. SUCH AGENCY SHALL NOT BE CHARGED ANY FEE
FOR COPIES OF RECORDS OBTAINED FROM A FACILITY UNDER 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.
                                                           LBD13858-01-6