senate Bill S5441

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to health
May 01, 2019 referred to health

S5441 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1033
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §280-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7351
2017-2018: S8752, A5332
2021-2022: S2103, A5841
2023-2024: S466

S5441 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities.

S5441 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5441

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of psycho-
  tropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
280-d to read as follows:
  §  280-D.  USE  OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN NURSING HOMES AND ADULT
CARE FACILITIES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION" MEANS A DRUG THAT AFFECTS  BRAIN  ACTIV-
ITIES  ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, ANTIPSYCHOTICS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, ANTIANXIETY DRUGS OR ANXIO-
LYTICS, AND HYPNOTICS;
  (B) "LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE" MEANS, WHERE A PATIENT LACKS  CAPACITY  TO
CONSENT  TO HEALTH CARE, A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT ON BEHALF OF THE
PATIENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A HEALTH CARE  AGENT  AUTHORIZED
BY  A HEALTH CARE PROXY UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-C OF THIS CHAPTER OR A
SURROGATE UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-CC OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (C) "INCREASE" WHEN USED IN RELATION TO AN ORDER  FOR  A  PSYCHOTROPIC
MEDICATION,  MEANS  AN INCREASE OF THE DOSAGE OR DURATION OF THE MEDICA-
TION ABOVE THE DOSAGE  OR  DURATION  COVERED  BY  THE  CURRENTLY  ACTIVE
CONSENT;
  (D)  "HEALTH  CARE  PROFESSIONAL"  MEANS  A  HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL,
LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT  OF  THE
EDUCATION  LAW,  ACTING  WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE, WHO
HAS AUTHORITY TO ORDER A PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION; AND
  (E) "PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A RESIDENT OF  A  RESIDENTIAL
HEALTH CARE FACILITY AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER,
OR  AN  ADULT  CARE FACILITY CERTIFIED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-
ONE-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.

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

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