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NY S06682

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/4/2019

Primary Sponsor

David Carlucci

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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").

  • 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.

  • Personally identifying information of patients and employees may be withheld from incident reports unless those individuals authorize disclosure.

  • Directors may offer to provide all reports to qualified persons electronically.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules12/28/2020
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities1/8/2020
Rules9/4/2019

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