Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 26, 2009 |
signed chap.412 |
Aug 14, 2009 |
delivered to governor |
May 26, 2009 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.619 substituted for a6098 |
Mar 04, 2009 |
referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 02, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 26, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 25, 2009 |
1st report cal.66 |
Feb 18, 2009 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S2362
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S2362 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6098
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§7.35, 13.35 & 19.35, Ment Hyg L
2009-S2362 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2362 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to defense and indemnification of optometrists rendering certain services PURPOSE : To include optometrists to the list of professionals provided defense and indemnification when rending professional services at the request of the Office of Mental Health, the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities or the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would amend Mental Hygiene Law §7.35 to provide defense and indemnification by the State to optometrists who are rendering professional services at the request of the Office of Mental Health. Section 2 of the bill would amend Mental Hygiene Law §13.35 to provide defense and indemnification by the State to optometrists who are rendering professional services at the request of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Section 3 would amend Mental Hygiene Law §19.35 to provide defense and
2009-S2362 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2362 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 18, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to defense and indemnification of optometrists rendering certain services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.35 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chap- ter 230 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: S 7.35 Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification. The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers law shall apply to any physician, dentist, psychologist, nurse, OPTOMETRIST, licensed master social worker, or licensed clinical social worker, licensed to practice pursuant to the education law, who is rendering professional treatment authorized under such license at the request of the office or an office facility to patients receiving care or profes- sional consultation from the office while rendering such professional treatment. S 2. Section 13.35 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 230 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: S 13.35 Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification. The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers law shall apply to any physician, dentist, psychologist, nurse, OPTOMETRIST, licensed master social worker, or licensed clinical social worker, licensed to practice pursuant to the education law, who is rendering professional treatment authorized under such license at the request of the office or an office facility to patients receiving care or profes- sional consultation from the office while rendering such professional treatment. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09455-01-9
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