Senate Bill S5970

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals

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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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2023-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32.29, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S7349
2025-2026: S5382

2023-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals while bathing, sleeping, using restrooms and receiving individual counseling services, while also allowing for maximization of the use of such facility.

2023-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5970
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Use Disorders
 
 AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the construction
   of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the priva-
   cy of individuals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph of subdivision (b) of section 32.29
 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 558 of the laws of  1999,
 is amended and a new paragraph 4 is added to read as follows:
   The  construction  of  a  facility shall require the prior approval of
 such commissioner if the provider of services seeking to engage in  such
 construction  receives  funding  from  the  office  of  [alcoholism  and
 substance abuse] ADDICTION services AND SUPPORTS pursuant to this  chap-
 ter  and/or  seeks  a funding source for such construction project other
 than from the mental health services facilities improvement program,  or
 its  successor  agency, directly or indirectly through a closely related
 entity; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH FACILITIES SHALL  BE  DESIGNED  AND
 CONSTRUCTED  IN  A MANNER THAT PROMOTES PRIVACY WHILE BATHING, SLEEPING,
 USING RESTROOMS AND RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SERVICES, WHILE ALSO
 ALLOWING FOR MAXIMIZATION OF THE USE OF SUCH FACILITY.
   4. THE DETERMINATIONS REGARDING  PRIVACY  CONSIDERATIONS  AS  REQUIRED
 UNDER  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.  THE FAIL-
 URE TO MEET PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS IN EXISTING  CONSTRUCTION  SHALL  NOT
 IMPEDE THE COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10408-01-3

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