Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 06, 2019 |
vetoed memo.188 |
Nov 26, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.181 substituted for a7611 |
Jun 13, 2019 |
referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1354 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S5941
Vetoed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-S5941 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5941 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the commissioner of the office of mental health to provide monthly status reports of the community investments and the impact on inpatient census to the chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee and to post such report on the office's website.
2019-S5941 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5941 SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring monthly status reports of community investments and the impact on inpatient census PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would codify OMH's current practice of providing a report to the legislature on the status of the state's inpatient mental health beds SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the mental hygiene law to require the Office of Mental Health to provide monthly reports regarding inpatient census and community investments. JUSTIFICATION:
2019-S5941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5941 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring monthly status reports of community investments and the impact on inpatient census 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 section 7.49 to read as follows: § 7.49 MONTHLY STATUS REPORTS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE MONTHLY STATUS REPORTS OF THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND THE IMPACT ON INPATIENT CENSUS TO THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND SHALL POST SUCH REPORTS ON THE OFFICE'S PUBLICLY ACCESSI- BLE WEBSITE. SUCH REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) STATE OPERATED PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY CENSUS; (B) OCCURRENCE OF CENSUS EXCEEDING BUDGETED CAPACITY AND REASON; (C) OCCURRENCE OF OUT OF CATCHMENT AREA PLACEMENTS THAT ARE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE HOSPITAL; (D) ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES; (E) RATE OF MEDICAID PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT READMISSIONS TO ANY HOSPI- TAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF DISCHARGE; (F) MEDICAID EMERGENCY ROOM PSYCHIATRIC VISITS; (G) DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE INVESTMENTS; (H) AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY AND NUMBER OF LONG-TERM STAY PATIENTS; AND (I) AN EXPLANATION OF ANY MATERIAL CENSUS REDUCTIONS, WHEN KNOWN TO THE FACILITY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11557-01-9
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