Senate Bill S2836

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to notice of the potential for significant service reductions to persons with mental illness

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

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2017-S2836 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2229
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7627, A10557

2017-S2836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for notice to local governments, community organizations and other interested parties of the potential for significant service reductions at certain state-operated hospitals.

2017-S2836 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2836
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice  to  local
   governments  of  the  potential  for significant service reductions at
   certain state-operated hospitals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  3  of  subdivision  (e) of section 7.17 of the
 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 83 of the  laws  of  1995,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. provide for a mechanism which may reasonably be expected to provide
 notice  to  local  governments,  community organizations, employee labor
 organizations, managerial and confidential employees, consumer and advo-
 cacy groups of the potential for significant service reductions at  such
 state-operated hospitals and state-operated research institutes at least
 twelve  months  AND  AT  MOST ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH prior to commencing
 such service reduction, provided, however, that this  requirement  shall
 be  deemed satisfied with respect to reductions at Central Islip Psychi-
 atric Center, Gowanda  Psychiatric  Center,  Harlem  Valley  Psychiatric
 Center,  Kings  Park  Psychiatric Center, Willard Psychiatric Center and
 Manhattan Children's Psychiatric Center; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04627-01-7

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