Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 07, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
May 23, 2017 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S6468
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §550, Exec L; amd §488, Soc Serv L
2017-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6468 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law and the social services law, in relation to mental hygiene facilities PURPOSE This legislation would remove the jurisdiction of the Justice Center in psychiatric centers as enumerated in Section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law which employ security hospital treatment assistants. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Section 550 of the Executive Law to remove the jurisdiction of the Justice Center in psychiatric centers as enumerated in Section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law which employ security hospital treatment assistants. Section 2 amends Section 488 of the Social Services law to remove the jurisdiction of the Justice Center in psychiatric centers as enumerated in Section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law which employ security hospital treatment assistants. Section 3 is the effective date.
2017-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6468 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 23, 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 executive law and the social services law, in relation to mental hygiene facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 550 of the executive law, as amended by section 3 of part MM of chapter 58 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2. "Mental hygiene facility" shall mean a facility as defined in subdivision six of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law and facilities for the operation of which an operating certificate is required pursuant to article sixteen or thirty-one of the mental hygiene law and including family care homes. "Mental hygiene facility" also means a secure treat- ment facility as defined by article ten of the mental hygiene law. This term shall not include ANY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI- SION (B) OF SECTION 7.17 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW WHICH EMPLOYS SECURI- TY HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSISTANTS NOR services defined in [subparagraph] PARAGRAPH four of subdivision (a) of section 16.03 of the mental hygiene law. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 488 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part MM of chapter 58 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: (a) a facility or program in which services are provided and which is operated, licensed or certified by the office of mental health, the office for people with developmental disabilities or the office of alco- holism and substance abuse services, including but not limited to psychiatric centers, inpatient psychiatric units of a general hospital, developmental centers, intermediate care facilities, community resi- dences, group homes and family care homes, provided, however, that such EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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