Assembly Bill A10562

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the involuntary confinement of individuals afflicted with a communicable disease in certain situations

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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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2021-A10562 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2120, Pub Health L

2021-A10562 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the involuntary confinement of individuals afflicted with a communicable disease in certain situations.

2021-A10562 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10562
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   J. M. Giglio) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  the  involuntary
   confinement  of  individuals  afflicted with a communicable disease in
   certain situations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2120 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  THE  SOLE  AND  EXCLUSIVE
 PROCEDURE FOR THE INVOLUNTARY CONFINEMENT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL AFFLICTED OR
 SUSPECTED OF BEING AFFLICTED WITH A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15476-01-2

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