Senate Bill S9523

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights; appropriation

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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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2023-S9523 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10261
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §19.47, Ment Hyg L

2023-S9523 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights to be implemented by various agencies; requires a five-year plan for implementing such bill of rights.

2023-S9523 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9523
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
   co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights; and making an appropri-
   ation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 19.47 to read as follows:
 § 19.47 CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS.
   THE OFFICE SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE  AGENCIES  WHICH  INTERACT
 WITH  PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL  SERVICES,  OFFICE  OF
 CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND THE DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCA-
 TION:
   1. ADOPT A CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS AND IMPLEMENT
 SUCH  BILL  OF  RIGHTS AS POLICY. SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   A. THE RIGHT TO BE WELCOMED/NONDISCRIMINATION: INDIVIDUALS  AND  FAMI-
 LIES  SEEKING  AND  RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS SHALL
 RECEIVE SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
 RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, SEX,  DISABILITY,  GENDER  IDENTITY,  NATIONAL
 ORIGIN, PAYMENT SOURCE OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED BASIS.
   B.  THE  RIGHT  TO HAVE CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS NEEDS ACCURATELY RECOG-
 NIZED:   INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS,  AND  THEIR  FAMILIES,
 SHALL  RECEIVE  APPROPRIATE  SCREENING  FOR THE PRESENCE OF CO-OCCURRING
 DISORDERS, ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION OF  THE  RESULTS  OF  THAT  SCREENING,
 COMPLETE  ACCESS  TO THEIR HEALTH RECORDS AND COST ESTIMATES, AND TIMELY
 ACCESS TO COMPETENT RE-ASSESSMENTS WHEN NEEDED.
   C. THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE CO-OCCURRING  DISORDERS  SERVICES  MATCHED  TO
 NEEDS:    INDIVIDUALS  SHALL  RECEIVE INTEGRATED, CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
 CAPABLE SERVICES FOR THEIR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE  USE
 DISORDER  CONDITIONS  THAT  ARE APPROPRIATELY MATCHED TO THEIR NEEDS AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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