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Jan 11, 2023 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 915 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug 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. LBD00191-01-3 A. 915 2