Senate Bill S2933

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Adds adult siblings to those who may have access to clinical records

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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-S2933 - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.16, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7804

2017-S2933 - Summary

Adds adult siblings to those who may have access to clinical records.

2017-S2933 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2933 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2933
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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  adding  siblings
   to the definition of a "qualified person"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 6 of subdivision (a)  of  section  33.16  of  the
 mental  hygiene  law,  as  amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. "Qualified person" means any properly identified patient or client,
 guardian of a person with a developmental disability appointed  pursuant
 to  article  seventeen-A  of  the  surrogate's  court  procedure act, or
 committee for an incompetent appointed pursuant to  this  chapter  or  a
 parent  of  an  infant, or a guardian of an infant appointed pursuant to
 article seventeen of the surrogate's court procedure act or other legal-
 ly appointed guardian of an infant who may be entitled to request access
 to a clinical record pursuant to paragraph three of subdivision  (b)  of
 this  section,  or  a parent, spouse [or], adult child, OR SIBLING of an
 adult patient or client who may be entitled to request access to a clin-
 ical record pursuant to  paragraph  four  of  subdivision  (b)  of  this
 section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00244-01-7

2017-S2933A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.16, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7804

2017-S2933A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds adult siblings to those who may have access to clinical records.

2017-S2933A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2933A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2933--A
     Cal. No. 242
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
   to first and second report, ordered to  a  third  reading,  passed  by
   Senate  and  delivered  to  the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
   restored to third reading, amended and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to adding adult
   siblings to those who may have access to clinical records
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  6  of  subdivision (a) of section 33.16 of the
 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 37 of the  laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. "Qualified person" means any properly identified patient or client,
 guardian  of a person with a developmental disability appointed pursuant
 to article seventeen-A  of  the  surrogate's  court  procedure  act,  or
 committee  for  an  incompetent  appointed pursuant to this chapter or a
 parent of an infant, or a guardian of an infant  appointed  pursuant  to
 article seventeen of the surrogate's court procedure act or other legal-
 ly appointed guardian of an infant who may be entitled to request access
 to  a  clinical record pursuant to paragraph three of subdivision (b) of
 this section, or a parent, spouse [or], adult child, OR ADULT SIBLING of
 an adult patient or client who may be entitled to request  access  to  a
 clinical  record  pursuant  to paragraph four of subdivision (b) of this
 section.
   § 2. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (b) of section  33.16  of  the  mental
 hygiene  law, as added by chapter 233 of the laws of 1991, is amended to
 read as follows:
   4. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (c) of  this  section  and
 except  as  otherwise  required  by  law,  upon the written request of a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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