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Senate Bill S5245
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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
2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9130
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง9.60, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A1116
2013-2014: A6043
2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5245 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than seventy-five thousand PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Allows for the use of a psychiatrist employed by the state to provide the examination for and testify in court during "Kendra's Law" hearings in counties with a population under 75,000. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law, as added by Chapter 158 of the Laws of 2005. JUSTIFICATION: Kendra's Law requires a psychiatrist to be in court in hearings scheduled by the judge within 72 hours of a petition being filed. This is a nearly insurmountable problem in very small counties where there may be only one psychiatrist in the whole county. It is very difficult to ask a psychiatrist to rearrange his or her schedule on such short notice once in a while - but it would be nearly impossible to find one who would do so if there were several "Kendra's Law" petitions.
2011-S5245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5245 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. McDONALD -- 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 examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than seventy-five thousand THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 158 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (4) In counties with a population of less than seventy-five thousand, the affirmation or affidavit required by paragraph three of this subdi- vision may be made by a physician who is an employee of the office. The office is authorized AND DIRECTED to make available, at no cost to the county, a qualified physician for the purpose of making such affirmation or affidavit consistent with the provisions of such paragraph. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the amendments made to paragraph 4 of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01709-01-1
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