Assembly Bill A8713A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of an acute psychiatric bed registry

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A8713 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6607
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9.65, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1800, S634
2017-2018: A2362
2019-2020: A1776

2013-A8713 - Summary

Creates a web-based acute psychiatric bed registry to collect, aggregate and display information about available acute beds in public and private psychiatric facilities.

2013-A8713 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8713

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the creation of
  an acute psychiatric bed registry

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The mental hygiene law in amended by adding a new section
9.65 to read as follows:
S 9.65 ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY.
  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP  AND  ADMINISTER  A  WEB-BASED  ACUTE
PSYCHIATRIC  BED REGISTRY TO COLLECT, AGGREGATE, AND DISPLAY INFORMATION
ABOUT AVAILABLE ACUTE BEDS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE  INPATIENT  PSYCHIATRIC
FACILITIES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS
TO  FACILITATE  THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE
TEMPORARY DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET  THE  CRITERIA
FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  (B) THE ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
(A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL:
  1.  INCLUDE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FOR EVERY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INPA-
TIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY AND EVERY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CRISIS STABILIZA-
TION UNIT IN THE STATE, INCLUDING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE FACILITY;
  2. PROVIDE REAL-TIME INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE AT
EACH FACILITY AND, FOR EACH AVAILABLE BED, THE TYPE OF PATIENT THAT  MAY
BE  ADMITTED,  THE LEVEL OF SECURITY PROVIDED, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO  ALLOW  EMPLOYEES  OR  DESIGNEES  OF  COMMUNITY
SERVICES  BOARDS  AND  EMPLOYEES  OF  PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES TO IDENTIFY
APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR DETENTION AND TREATMENT  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WHO
MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; AND
  3.  ALLOW  EMPLOYEES  AND  DESIGNEES  OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARDS AND
EMPLOYEES OF PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES TO PERFORM SEARCHES OF THE  REGISTRY
TO  IDENTIFY  AVAILABLE  BEDS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE DETENTION AND
TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION.
  (C) EVERY STATE FACILITY, COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH
AUTHORITY, AND PRIVATE PROVIDER LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PARTIC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2013-A8713A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6607
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9.65, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1800, S634
2017-2018: A2362
2019-2020: A1776

2013-A8713A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a web-based acute psychiatric bed registry to collect, aggregate and display information about available acute beds in public and private psychiatric facilities.

2013-A8713A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8713--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Mental  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the  creation  of
  an acute psychiatric bed registry

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
9.65 to read as follows:
S 9.65 ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY.
  (A)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND ADMINISTER A WEB-BASED ACUTE
PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY TO COLLECT, AGGREGATE, AND DISPLAY  INFORMATION
ABOUT  AVAILABLE  ACUTE BEDS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC
FACILITIES AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS
TO FACILITATE THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF FACILITIES  FOR  THE
TEMPORARY  DETENTION  AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA
FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  (B) THE ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
(A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL:
  1. INCLUDE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FOR EVERY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE  INPA-
TIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY AND EVERY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CRISIS STABILIZA-
TION UNIT IN THE STATE, INCLUDING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE FACILITY;
  2. PROVIDE REAL-TIME INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE AT
EACH  FACILITY AND, FOR EACH AVAILABLE BED, THE TYPE OF PATIENT THAT MAY
BE ADMITTED, THE LEVEL OF SECURITY PROVIDED, AND ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION
THAT  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO  ALLOW  EMPLOYEES OR DESIGNEES OF COMMUNITY
SERVICES BOARDS AND EMPLOYEES  OF  PSYCHIATRIC  FACILITIES  TO  IDENTIFY
APPROPRIATE  FACILITIES  FOR  DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; AND
  3. ALLOW EMPLOYEES AND DESIGNEES  OF  COMMUNITY  SERVICES  BOARDS  AND
EMPLOYEES  OF PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES TO PERFORM SEARCHES OF THE REGISTRY
TO IDENTIFY AVAILABLE BEDS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR  THE  DETENTION  AND
TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13783-04-4

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