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Assembly Bill A3134

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that money damages shall not be considered in determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for department of mental hygiene services

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2017-A3134 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2341
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §43.03, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2526
2011-2012: A4346
2013-2014: A5153, S7589
2015-2016: A3854, S1784
2019-2020: A3402, S4255

2017-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.

2017-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

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