| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to aging |
| Mar 31, 2017 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S5485
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
Actions
2017-S5485 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5485 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides the community guardian program shall obtain annually a statement prepared by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician, social worker, or other person, evaluating the condition and current functional level of the person for whom the community guardian program serves as guardian.
2017-S5485 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5485
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to the community guardianship program
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
At present, subparagraph (g) of paragraph 3 of section 473-d of the
Social Services Law requires that community guardian programs obtain
assessments of their clients by two mental health professionals each
year. These assessments are intended to be used to determine whether
the guardianship continues to be necessary.
Section one of this bill would eliminate this requirement and instead
require a report by a doctor or psychologist or other person who has
evaluated the client in the three months prior to the filing of the
report regarding the client's condition and current functional level.
This report is already required by paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of
section 81.31 of the Mental Hygiene Law.
JUSTIFICATION :
Current Social Services Law requires that clients of a community
guardian program be assessed yearly by two mental health
professionals. These assessments help determine whether continued
guardianship is needed. This requirement is no longer necessary in
2017-S5485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5485
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 31, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the community
guardianship program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 473-d of the
social services law, as added by chapter 846 of the laws of 1986 and
such section as renumbered by chapter 395 of the laws of 1995, is
amended to read as follows:
(g) the community guardian program shall obtain [annual assessments
from two qualified psychiatrists or one qualified psychiatrist and one
qualified psychologist who are independent of the community guardian
program of persons for whom it serves as committee or conservator to
determine whether continuation of the guardianship is necessary, and the
appointing court shall be informed of the results of such assessments
and may discharge the community guardian program as conservator or
committee pursuant to sections 77.35 and 78.27 of the mental hygiene
law] ANNUALLY A STATEMENT PREPARED BY A PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST, NURSE
CLINICIAN, OR SOCIAL WORKER, OR OTHER PERSON EVALUATING THE CONDITION
AND FUNCTIONAL LEVEL OF A PERSON FOR WHOM THE COMMUNITY GUARDIAN PROGRAM
SERVES AS GUARDIAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FIVE OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF
SECTION 81.31 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10504-01-7
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