Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 16, 2022 |
print number 8508a |
Mar 16, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to mental health |
Mar 08, 2022 |
referred to mental health |
Senate Bill S8508A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2021-S8508 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9669
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§9.01 & 9.39, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S5508, A812
2021-S8508 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8508 SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to in-patient mental health treatment PURPOSE: To provide an alternative means for mental health intervention by providing for court ordered in patient medical treatment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1 - adds a short title to be known as the New York State Mental Health Reform Act. § 2 - details a legislative finding that, although the state's public policy to encourage mental health treatment and services through volun- tary outpatient and mandated outpatient treatment protocols is still encouraged. There are multiplying instances where patients have either
2021-S8508 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8508 I N S E N A T E March 8, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to in-patient mental health treatment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short Title. This act shall be known as the "New York State Mental Health Reform Act". § 2. Legislative findings. With the intent of restoring dignity and transparency to our state's treatment and care of mentally ill patients, the state engaged in reforming procedures and policies in implementing preferred outpatient treatment through a structured outpatient treatment process commonly referred to as Kendra's Law. The law was to ensure those individuals requiring mental health treatment were afforded a dignified process in treatment while allowing the patient's liberty to be free to pursue their daily lives without stigma or negative connota- tions attached to mental health. Unfortunately, the practical application of the state's mental hygiene laws has allowed thousands of people who require more stringent mental health protocols for treatment to go without appropriate oversight to ensure their treatment is pursued thus, resulting in severe behavioral transgression to include a large degree of homelessness, criminal behav- ior, toxic drug use and alcoholism. The severity of abhorrent outcomes as the result of a failure to give medical professionals, as well as judicial direction in determining certain behavioral dysfunction(s) that display a need for in-patient care, has severely impacted patient's health, welfare, and their ability to regularly function in society. All too often, we are seeing unsuspecting citizens killed or maimed as the result of violent behavior by patients who have either disregarded or rejected available or mandated mental health services due to their dete- riorating mental state, which compounds the deleterious outcome for the patient as well as society. Although outpatient commitment is the preferred mode of treatment for patients seeking mental health services, the occasion arises where judicial intervention to seek immediate, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2021-S8508A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9669
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§9.01 & 9.39, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S5508, A812
2021-S8508A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8508A SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to clarifying the standards for involuntary in-patient care and treatment PURPOSE: To provide an alternative means for mental health intervention by providing for court ordered in patient medical treatment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1 - adds a short title to be known as the New York State Mental Health Reform Act. § 2 - details a legislative finding that, although the state's public policy to encourage mental health treatment and services through volun- tary outpatient and mandated outpatient treatment protocols is still encouraged. There are multiplying instances where patients have either
2021-S8508A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8508--A I N S E N A T E March 8, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SAVINO, BORRELLO, KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to clarifying the standards for involuntary in-patient care and treatment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short Title. This act shall be known as the "New York State Mental Health Reform Act". § 2. Legislative findings. With the intent of restoring dignity and transparency to our state's treatment and care of mentally ill patients, the state engaged in reforming procedures and policies in implementing preferred outpatient treatment through a structured outpatient treatment process commonly referred to as Kendra's Law. The law was to ensure those individuals requiring mental health treatment were afforded a dignified process in treatment while allowing the patient's liberty to be free to pursue their daily lives without stigma or negative connota- tions attached to mental health. Unfortunately, the practical application of the state's mental hygiene laws has allowed thousands of people who require more stringent mental health protocols for treatment to go without appropriate oversight to ensure their treatment is pursued thus, resulting in severe behavioral transgression to include a large degree of homelessness, criminal behav- ior, toxic drug use and alcoholism. The severity of abhorrent outcomes as the result of a failure to give medical professionals, as well as judicial direction in determining certain behavioral dysfunction(s) that display a need for in-patient care, has severely impacted patient's health, welfare, and their ability to regularly function in society. All too often, we are seeing unsuspecting citizens killed or maimed as the result of violent behavior by patients who have either disregarded or rejected available or mandated mental health services due to their dete- riorating mental state, which compounds the deleterious outcome for the patient as well as society. Although outpatient commitment is the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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