Assembly Bill A5742

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to involuntary substance abuse admission procedures

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

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2019-A5742 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20 §§20.01 - 20.33, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9619
2017-2018: A3666, A10478

2019-A5742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to involuntary substance abuse admission procedures.

2019-A5742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5742
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO, CROUCH, DeSTEFANO, FINCH, KOLB, LAWRENCE,
   McDONOUGH,  MIKULIN, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, SMITH, TAGUE -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M.  of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law, in relation to involuntary
   substance abuse admission procedures
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new article
 20 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 20
             INVOLUNTARY SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADMISSION PROCEDURES
 SECTION 20.01 CRITERIA FOR INVOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS.
         20.02 SERVICE PROVIDER  RESPONSIBILITIES  REGARDING  INVOLUNTARY
                 ADMISSIONS.
         20.03 REFERRAL  OF  INVOLUNTARILY ADMITTED INDIVIDUAL FOR VOLUN-
                 TARY TREATMENT.
         20.04 RELEASE OF INDIVIDUAL FROM PROTECTIVE  CUSTODY,  EMERGENCY
                 ADMISSION,   INVOLUNTARY   ASSESSMENT,  AND  INVOLUNTARY
                 TREATMENT.
         20.05 PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN TREATMENT.
         20.06 PROTECTIVE CUSTODY; CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING.
         20.07 PROTECTIVE CUSTODY WITH CONSENT.
         20.08 PROTECTIVE CUSTODY WITHOUT CONSENT.
         20.09 DISPOSITIONAL ALTERNATIVES AFTER PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.
         20.10 OFFICE TO MAINTAIN LISTS OF LICENSED FACILITIES.
         20.11 IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
         20.12 EMERGENCY ADMISSION; CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING.
         20.13 EMERGENCY ADMISSION; PERSONS WHO MAY INITIATE.
         20.14 EVALUATOR'S CERTIFICATE FOR EMERGENCY ADMISSION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06973-01-9
              

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