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NY A04482

Bill

Status

Passed

12/16/2019

Primary Sponsor

Michael Cusick

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the mental hygiene legal service to include patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities licensed under article 28 of the public health law

  • Limits eligibility to those who were admitted directly from a mental hygiene facility as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law

  • Requires patients to have a serious mental illness as defined in section 1.03 and be receiving services related to that illness

  • Maintains existing legal assistance provided to patients in other facilities and persons entitled to such assistance under article 10

  • 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 serious mental illness and are receiving services related to such illness.

Last Action

signed chap.658

12/16/2019

Committee Referrals

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities5/30/2019
Ways and Means3/6/2019
Mental Health2/4/2019

Full Bill Text

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