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NY A02477
Bill
Status
1/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Requires state-operated psychiatric facilities that share a building with a children's psychiatric center to determine whether any person seeking treatment or admission is a registered sex offender before providing services
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Prohibits state psychiatric facilities co-located with children's psychiatric centers from admitting or treating any registered sex offender at that location
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Applies to facilities providing non-emergency clinical outpatient or inpatient psychiatric treatment
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Defines sex offender according to section 168-a of the correction law (the Sex Offender Registration Act)
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Takes effect 30 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Prohibits admission of sex offenders to state operated psychiatric centers which share facilities with a children's psychiatric center.
Last Action
referred to mental health
1/7/2026