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NY S03766

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

12/16/2019

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Parker

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands mental hygiene legal service coverage to include patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities licensed under article 28 of the public health law
  • Limits eligibility to individuals who were admitted directly from a mental hygiene facility, have a serious mental illness as defined in mental hygiene law section 1.03, and are receiving services related to that illness
  • Maintains existing legal assistance for patients in traditional mental hygiene facilities and other required healthcare facilities
  • 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
Rules6/14/2019
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities2/13/2019

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