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NY A01459
Bill
Status
Engrossed
5/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Michael Cusick
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AI Summary
- Expands the mental hygiene legal service in each judicial department to serve patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law
- Limits eligibility to residents who were admitted directly from a mental hygiene facility and have a serious mental illness as defined in the Mental Hygiene Law
- Requires eligible residents to be receiving services related to their serious mental illness at the residential healthcare facility
- Maintains existing legal service provisions 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
1/26/2016
Committee Referrals
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities5/13/2015
Ways and Means2/9/2015
Mental Health1/12/2015
Full Bill Text
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