Senate Bill S4599

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities

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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-S4599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3119
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §22.03, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8075
2011-2012: S4447, A48
2013-2014: S913, A1777
2015-2016: S1543, A5869
2017-2018: S3408, A2416
2021-2022: S5054, A7530
2023-2024: S6009, A915

2019-S4599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities.

2019-S4599 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4599
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a chemi-
   cal dependence treatment bill of rights

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 22.03 of the mental hygiene law,
 as added by chapter 558 of the laws of 1999, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision (d) is added to read as follows:
   (c)  The  director  of  every chemical dependence program, service, or
 treatment facility shall post copies of [a notice] THE CHEMICAL  DEPEND-
 ENCE  TREATMENT  BILL OF RIGHTS in a form and manner to be determined by
 the commissioner, at places throughout the  facility  or  program  where
 such  [notice]  BILL  OF  RIGHTS shall be conspicuous and visible to all
 patients[, stating]. THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE TREATMENT  BILL  OF  RIGHTS
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, the following:
   1.  [a  general  statement of the rights of patients under the various
 admission or retention provisions of this article; and
   2. the right of the patient to  communicate  with  the  director,  the
 board  of  visitors, if any, and the commissioner] EVERY PATIENT HAS THE
 RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN  OF  TREATMENT
 AND  TO  REQUEST A REVIEW OF HIS OR HER TREATMENT PLAN BY ANOTHER CLINI-
 CIAN;
   2. EVERY PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION  OF  SERVICES
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS OR HER TREATMENT PLAN;
   3.  EVERY  PATIENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FULLY INFORMED OF HIS OR
 HER PROPOSED TREATMENT, INCLUDING POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS;
   4. EVERY PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO OBJECT  TO  OR  TERMINATE  TREATMENT
 UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06700-01-9
              

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