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NY A00190

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/29/2013

Primary Sponsor

Michael Cusick

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Origin

Assembly

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands mental hygiene legal service in each judicial department to include patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law
  • Limits expanded services to individuals admitted directly from a mental hygiene facility who have a serious mental illness as defined in the Mental Hygiene Law and are receiving services related to that illness
  • Maintains existing legal assistance for patients in other facilities requiring operating certificates under Articles 16 or 31 of the Mental Hygiene Law
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Provides a mental hygiene legal service to patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities who have been admitted directly from a facility and who have a chronic mental illness and are receiving services related to such illness.

Last Action

REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

1/14/2014

Committee Referrals

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities4/29/2013
Ways and Means1/24/2013
Mental Health1/9/2013

Full Bill Text

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