Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to mental health |
Mar 11, 2009 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A6667
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEISENBERG
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A6667 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A6667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6667 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disa- bilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to powers with respect to the property of patients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 29.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended to read as follows: S 29.23 Powers with respect to property of patients. (A) The commissioner may authorize the directors of department facili- ties, to receive or obtain funds or other personal property, excepting jewelry, due or belonging to a patient who has no committee, up to an amount or value not exceeding [five thousand dollars] THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCE EXCLUSION FOR A SINGLE PERSON AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDI- VISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; and also from a committee upon his discharge when the final order so provides where the balance remaining in the hands of such committee does not exceed such amount. Such personal property, excepting jewelry, other than moneys shall be retained by the director for the benefit of the patient for whom received until sold as hereinafter provided. Such funds and the proceeds of the sale of other personal property so received shall be placed to the credit of the patient for whom received and disbursed on the order of the director, to provide, in the first instance, for luxuries, comforts, and necessities for such patient, including burial expenses, and, if funds are thereafter available, for the support of such patient. The commissioner may authorize directors, on behalf of any such patient, to give receipts, execute releases and other documents required by law or court order, to endorse checks and drafts, and to convert personal property excepting jewelry into money by sale for an adequate consideration, and to execute bills of sale or to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10174-01-9
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