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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A3814
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
Ellen C. Jaffee
Barbara Lifton
2019-A3814 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2441
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16.11, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A6665
2013-2014: A5884
2015-2016: A8493
2017-2018: A5121, S8457
2021-2022: S5791
2023-2024: S2651
2019-A3814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3814 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ABINANTI, JAFFEE, LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to increasing the frequency of visitation and inspection of facilities per year THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 16.11 of the mental hygiene law, as added by section 10 of part MM of chapter 58 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: (1) The review of facilities issued an operating certificate pursuant to this article shall include periodic visitation and review of each facility. Reviews shall be made as frequently as the commissioner may deem necessary but in any event such inspections shall be made on at least [two] THREE occasions during each calendar year which shall be without prior notice, provided, however, that where, in the discretion of the commissioner, an operating certificate has been issued to a program with a history of compliance and a record of providing a high quality of care, the periodic inspection and visitation required by this subdivision shall be made at least [once] TWICE during each calendar year provided such [visit] VISITS shall be without prior notice, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER PROVIDE NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE APPLICABLE BOARD OF VISITORS. ANY MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF A BOARD OF VISITORS, APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.33 OF THIS TITLE, AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS THE COMMISSIONER AT HIS OR HER DISCRETION APPROVES, MAY ACCOMPANY INSPECTORS DURING THE STATE'S PERIOD- IC VISITATIONS AND INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AS INDEPENDENT MONITORS. Areas of review shall include, but not be limited to, a review of a facility's: physical plant, fire safety procedures, health care, protective oversight, abuse and neglect prevention, and reporting procedures. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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