Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 20, 2021 |
signed chap.407 |
Aug 09, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.463 substituted for a7163 |
Jun 03, 2021 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2021 |
2nd report cal. amended (t) 5945a |
May 19, 2021 |
1st report cal.1175 |
Mar 23, 2021 |
referred to mental health |
Senate Bill S5945A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2021-S5945 - Details
2021-S5945 - Summary
Provides that within ten days of an incident, the director shall provide to the qualified person a copy of the written incident report, offer to hold a meeting with such qualified person to discuss the incident, and provide such qualified person with a written report on the actions taken to address the incident; provides for the director to provide such reports electronically.
2021-S5945 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5945 SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to incident notifi- cations and reports PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to establish an incident notification and reporting system SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 requires that facilities operated, licensed, or certified by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), the Office of Health (OMH), or the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (CASAS) have a streamlined incident notification and reporting system. These facilities are required to submit written notice and notice by telephone to a qualified person within 24 hours and within 10
2021-S5945 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5945 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 23, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to incident notifi- cations and reports THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 33.23 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 24 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: (a) The director of a facility, as defined in subdivision six of section 1.03 of this chapter, shall provide telephone notice of an inci- dent involving a patient receiving care and treatment at such facility to a qualified person, as defined in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section 33.16 of this article. Such notice shall be provided within twenty-four hours of the initial report of such incident. For the purposes of this section, "incident" shall mean an accident or injury that affects the health or safety of a patient. [Upon the request of a qualified person] WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE INCIDENT, the director shall [promptly] provide to [him or her] THE QUALIFIED PERSON a copy of the written incident report, provided that [the names and other] personally identifying information of patients and employees shall not be included unless such patients and employees authorize disclosure[. The director of the facility shall also], offer to hold a meeting with such qualified person to further discuss the incident[. In addition, within ten days, the director of the facility shall], AND provide such qualified person with a written report on the actions taken to address the incident. THE DIRECTOR MAY OFFER TO PROVIDE ALL REPORTS TO THE QUALIFIED PERSON ELEC- TRONICALLY. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08345-01-1
2021-S5945A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S5945A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that within ten days of an incident, the director shall provide to the qualified person a copy of the written incident report, offer to hold a meeting with such qualified person to discuss the incident, and provide such qualified person with a written report on the actions taken to address the incident; provides for the director to provide such reports electronically.
2021-S5945A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5945A SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to amend the incident notification and reporting system. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 33.23 of the mental hygiene law to requiting that, upon the request of a qualified person, facilities operated, licensed, or certified by the Office for People with Developmental Disa- bilities (OPWDD), the Office of Health (OMH), or the Office of Alcohol- ism and Substance Abuse Services (CASAS) provide a copy of a written incident report within 10 days of such request. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2021-S5945A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5945--A Cal. No. 1175 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 23, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing inci- dent reports to qualified persons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 33.23 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 24 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: (a) The director of a facility, as defined in subdivision six of section 1.03 of this chapter, shall provide telephone notice of an inci- dent involving a patient receiving care and treatment at such facility to a qualified person, as defined in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section 33.16 of this article. Such notice shall be provided within twenty-four hours of the initial report of such incident. For the purposes of this section, "incident" shall mean an accident or injury that affects the health or safety of a patient. Upon the request of a qualified person, the director shall [promptly] WITHIN TEN DAYS OF SUCH REQUEST, provide to [him or her] THE QUALIFIED PERSON a copy of the written incident report, provided that the names and other personally identifying information of patients and employees shall not be included unless such patients and employees authorize disclosure[. The director of the facility shall also], offer to hold a meeting with such qualified person to further discuss the incident[. In addition, within ten days, the director of the facility shall], AND provide such qualified person with a written report on the actions taken to address the incident. THE DIRECTOR MAY OFFER TO PROVIDE ALL REPORTS TO THE QUALIFIED PERSON ELEC- TRONICALLY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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