Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2015 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 02, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 01, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 28, 2015 |
1st report cal.1048 |
Apr 23, 2015 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S4904
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S4904 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §501, Cor L
2015-S4904 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4904 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to health care services of county jail inmates Purpose of the Bill: To allow for the provision of inmate health care services in county jails via contract with medical professional corpo- rations. Summary of Provisions: Section 1 of the proposal amends section 501 of the Correction Law to allow a county Board of Supervisors to procure the services of a profes- sional partnership, a professional service corporation, a professional service limited liability company or a registered limited liability company, duly authorized to practice medicine in the state, for the purpose of providing health services to the inmates of the county jail, subject to the approval of the Attorney General Section 2 makes the proposal effective immediately. Existing Law: Correction Law § 501 requires a county Board of Supervi- sors to appoint a reputable physician, duly authorized to practice medi- cine, as the physician to the county jail. Prior Legislative History: This is a new proposal.
2015-S4904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4904 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- (at request of the State Commission of Correction) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to health care services of county jail inmates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 501 of the correction law is amended to read as follows: S 501. Jail physician. 1. The board of supervisors of each county, except New York, must appoint some reputable physician, duly authorized to practice medicine, as the physician to the jail of the county. If there is more than one jail they must appoint a physician to each. The physician to a jail holds his office at the pleasure of the board which appointed him, except in the county of Kings. In that county, the term of his office is three years. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY INSTEAD PROCURE THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL PARTNER- SHIP, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR A REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, DULY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES TO THE INMATES OF THE JAIL. ANY AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES, AND ANY AMENDMENT OR RENEWAL THEREOF, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ATTORNEY GENER- AL. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09595-01-5
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