Assembly Bill A6505

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the collocation of certain facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4630 - Vetoed by Governor

  • 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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2017-A6505 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4630
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.17, Ment Hyg L

2017-A6505 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the collocation of certain facilities; prohibits the Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center from being collocated or merged with any other facility.

2017-A6505 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6505
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting the
   collocation of certain facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision (c) of section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law,
 as added by chapter 978 of the laws of  1977,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  The  commissioner  shall  establish the areas which each facility
 under his jurisdiction shall serve and the categories of patients  which
 each  such  facility shall receive, retain, or treat; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT THE WESTERN NEW YORK CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER SHALL  BE  MAIN-
 TAINED  IN  A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION BETWEEN NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND
 ONE MILLION PEOPLE AS A SEPARATE  AND  DISTINCT  ENTITY  BOTH  ORGANIZA-
 TIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY WITHIN THE OFFICE AND SHALL NOT BE COLLOCATED OR
 MERGED WITH ANY OTHER FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10021-01-7

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