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NY A04246
Bill
Status
2/1/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrion Aubry
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AI Summary
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Extends civil immunity protections to officers and employees of the Office of Mental Health who provide mental health services to inmates in correctional facilities, matching protections already afforded to Department of Correctional Services personnel.
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Prohibits civil actions in state courts against covered Office of Mental Health employees in their personal capacity for acts or omissions within the scope of employment and discharge of duties.
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Requires any claims for damages against covered Office of Mental Health employees to be brought and maintained as claims against the state in the Court of Claims.
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Applies retroactively to all claims arising on or after the bill's effective date, which is immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Ensures that employees of the office of mental health who work in prison mental health units receive the same immunity from civil damages as other state employees who work in prisons; provides that civil actions cannot be brought in state court against any office of mental health officer or employee providing mental health services in a department of correctional services facility in his or her personal capacity for acts or omissions within the scope of employment.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
1/23/2020