Assembly Bill A9620

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of mental health to develop detailed definitions of types of injuries that may result from certain attacks by persons in state forensic psychiatric centers

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6916 - Signed by Governor

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

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2015-A9620 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6916
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L

2015-A9620 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of mental health to develop detailed definitions of degrees of injuries that may result from attacks by persons confined to state forensic psychiatric centers.

2015-A9620 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9620

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the powers of the
  commissioner of the office of mental health

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

  Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
  (K)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP CLEAR AND DETAILED DEFINITIONS OF
AT LEAST FOUR GRADUATED CATEGORIES  OF  DEGREES  OF  INJURIES  THAT  MAY
RESULT  FROM  ASSAULTS OR OTHER OVERT ACTS BY ANY PERSON CONFINED IN ANY
ONE OF THE STATE'S FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS  DELINEATED  IN  SECTION
7.17 OF THIS ARTICLE. ON AT LEAST A QUARTERLY BASIS BEGINNING IN JANUARY
OF  EACH  YEAR, SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE
NUMBER OF ASSAULTS OR OVERT ACTS BY ANY PERSON SO CONFINED RESULTING  IN
INJURY  TO  ANY STAFF MEMBER OR OTHER PATIENT AND SHALL LIST THE DEGREES
OF INJURIES WITHIN THE DETAILED CATEGORIES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14625-02-6

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2015-A9620A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6916
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L

2015-A9620A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of mental health to develop detailed definitions of degrees of injuries that may result from attacks by persons confined to state forensic psychiatric centers.

2015-A9620A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9620--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, LINARES, SKOUFIS, JAFFEE, McDONALD --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the powers of the
  commissioner of the office of mental health

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

  Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
  (K) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP CLEAR AND DETAILED  DEFINITIONS  OF
AT  LEAST  FOUR  CATEGORIES  OF TYPES OF INJURIES THAT A STAFF MEMBER OR
PERSON CONFINED MAY EXPERIENCE AS THE RESULT OF  AN  ASSAULT  BY  OR  AN
ALTERCATION  BETWEEN  A  PERSON  CONFINED  AND ANY STAFF MEMBER OR OTHER
PERSON CONFINED IN STATE FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS AS  SUCH  TERM  IS
DEFINED  IN  SECTION 7.17 OF THIS ARTICLE. ON AT LEAST A QUARTERLY BASIS
BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO  THE
LEGISLATURE ON THE NUMBER OF TYPES OF INJURIES WITHIN THE DETAILED CATE-
GORIES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14625-03-6

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