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NY S06682
Bill
Status
9/4/2019
Primary Sponsor
David Carlucci
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AI Summary
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Amends Mental Hygiene Law section 33.23 to require facility directors to provide written incident reports to qualified persons within ten days of an incident (changed from "upon request").
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Directors must offer to hold a meeting with the qualified person to discuss the incident and provide a written report on actions taken to address it.
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Personally identifying information of patients and employees may be withheld from incident reports unless those individuals authorize disclosure.
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Directors may offer to provide all reports to qualified persons electronically.
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Takes effect ninety days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Provides that within ten days of an incident, the director shall provide to the qualified person a copy of the written incident report, offer to hold a meeting with such qualified person to discuss the incident, and provide such qualified person with a written report on the actions taken to address the incident; further provides for the director to provide such reports electronically.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
12/28/2020