Assembly Bill A7985

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to health care services for county jail inmates

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

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2017-A7985 - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §501, Cor L

2017-A7985 - Summary

Relates to health care services for county jail inmates; allows the county board of supervisors to procure the services of a professional partnership, a professional service corporation, a professional service limited liability company or a registered limited liability company for the purpose of providing health services to county jail inmates.

2017-A7985 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7985
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BLAKE -- (at request of the State Commission of
   Correction) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to health care  services
   for county jail inmates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 501 of the correction law is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  501.  Jail  physician.  1. The board of supervisors of each county,
 except New York, must appoint some reputable physician, duly  authorized
 to  practice  medicine,  as  the physician to the jail of the county. If
 there is more than one jail they must appoint a physician to  each.  The
 physician  to a jail holds his office at the pleasure of the board which
 appointed him, except in the county of Kings. In that county,  the  term
 of his office is three years.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A COUNTY BOARD OF
 SUPERVISORS MAY INSTEAD PROCURE THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL  PARTNER-
 SHIP, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY  OR  A  REGISTERED  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY, DULY
 AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID-
 ING HEALTH SERVICES TO THE INMATES OF THE JAIL, PROVIDED THAT ONE PHYSI-
 CIAN FROM  ANY  SUCH  PROFESSIONAL  PARTNERSHIP,  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES
 CORPORATION,  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR REGIS-
 TERED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO  ACT
 AS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE JAIL. ANY AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT FOR
 THE  PROVISION  OF  SUCH SERVICES, AND ANY AMENDMENT OR RENEWAL THEREOF,
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10049-03-7

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2017-A7985A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §501, Cor L

2017-A7985A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to health care services for county jail inmates; allows the county board of supervisors to procure the services of a professional partnership, a professional service corporation, a professional service limited liability company or a registered limited liability company for the purpose of providing health services to county jail inmates.

2017-A7985A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7985--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BLAKE -- (at request of the State Commission of
   Correction) -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Correction
   --  reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to health care  services
   for county jail inmates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 501 of the correction law is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  501.  Jail  physician.  1. The board of supervisors of each county,
 except New York, must appoint some reputable physician, duly  authorized
 to  practice  medicine,  as  the physician to the jail of the county. If
 there is more than one jail they must appoint a physician to  each.  The
 physician  to a jail holds his office at the pleasure of the board which
 appointed him, except in the county of Kings. In that county,  the  term
 of his office is three years.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A COUNTY BOARD OF
 SUPERVISORS MAY INSTEAD PROCURE THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL  PARTNER-
 SHIP, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY  OR  A  REGISTERED  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY, DULY
 AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID-
 ING HEALTH SERVICES TO THE INMATES OF THE JAIL, PROVIDED THAT ONE PHYSI-
 CIAN FROM  ANY  SUCH  PROFESSIONAL  PARTNERSHIP,  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES
 CORPORATION,  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR REGIS-
 TERED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO  ACT
 AS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE JAIL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10049-04-7

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