Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 | ordered to third reading cal.254 |
May 04, 2017 | advanced to third reading cal.277 |
May 02, 2017 | reported |
Jan 31, 2017 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 26, 2017 | referred to mental health |
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Kevin Cahill
Kenneth Zebrowski
Richard Gottfried
Jo Anne Simon
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Jeffrion Aubry
Michael DenDekker
A3134 (ACTIVE) - Details
A3134 (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.
A3134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3134 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, CAHILL, ZEBROWSKI, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, MOSLEY, TITONE, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, 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. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02527-01-7