Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 14, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
Jun 08, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 04, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 03, 2009 |
1st report cal.626 |
Mar 09, 2009 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S3013
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
2009-S3013 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5903
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง7.09, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S3745, A4731
2009-S3013 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3013 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in residential facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To prohibit co-mingling of children and adolescent with adult patients in department run residential facilities such as hospitals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding subdivision (k) which would mandate the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting the co-mingling of children and adolescent with adult patients in residential facilities operated by the department and, programs subject to an operating certificate from the department. These rules shall address age specific concerns and needs of patients including procedures for appropriate age and program separation, preventive and remedial actions including incident reporting to be take to prevent incidents of abuse or maltreatment, and security requirements to insure the health and safety of children, adolescent and adult patients. JUSTIFICATION : This legislation would mandate that the commissioner of mental health
2009-S3013 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3013 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental 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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