Assembly Bill A5954

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than 80,000

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5954 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5005
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง9.60, Ment Hyg L

2013-A5954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state office of mental health is directed to make available, at no cost to the county, a qualified physician for the purpose of examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in certain counties.

2013-A5954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5954

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Mental Health

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 eighty 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] EIGHTY
thousand, the affirmation or affidavit required by  paragraph  three  of
this  subdivision  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 para-
graph.
  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.
                                                           LBD07518-03-3

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