Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 24, 2010 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 25, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.757 |
Mar 23, 2010 |
reported |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to mental health |
Apr 28, 2009 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 23, 2009 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A5903
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITONE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Donna Lupardo
Louis Tobacco
Amy Paulin
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Joan Christensen
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Richard Gottfried
2009-A5903 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3013
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง7.09, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A4731, S3745
2009-A5903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5903 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in residential facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows: (K) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBIT- ING THE CO-MINGLING OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PATIENTS IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND, PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO AN OPER- ATING CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 31.02 OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL ADDRESS AGE SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: PROTOCOLS AND PROCE- DURES FOR APPROPRIATE AGE AND PROGRAM SEPARATION IN BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS, INCLUDING INCIDENT REPORTING, TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT INCIDENTS OF ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT; AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO INSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PATIENTS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that the rules and regulations required by section one of this act shall be issued on the one hundred twentieth day after enactment of this act and, provided further that 30 days prior to such issuance, the commissioner of mental health shall submit the required rules and regulations to the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the majority leader of the senate for their review. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08786-01-9
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