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NY A01362

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

5/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Michael Cusick

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

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 coverage to those admitted directly from a mental hygiene facility with a serious mental illness as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law
  • Requires covered individuals to be receiving services related to their serious mental illness at the residential healthcare facility
  • 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

1/23/2018

Committee Referrals

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities5/23/2017
Ways and Means1/31/2017
Mental Health1/11/2017

Full Bill Text

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