Senate Bill S4970A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of brain injury, within the department of health, to administer the brain injury program

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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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2015-S4970 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1437
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 27-CC §§2740 - 2744, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5148, A9778

2015-S4970 - Summary

Establishes the office of brain injury, within the department of health, to administer the brain injury program.

2015-S4970 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4970 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4970

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
  office of brain injury

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

  Section 1. Article 27-CC of the public health law, as added by chapter
196 of the laws of 1994, section 2741 and subdivisions 3,  5  and  7  of
section  2742  as amended and subdivision 4 of section 2744 as added, by
chapter 312 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 27-CC
                  [NEW YORK STATE TRAUMATIC] OFFICE OF
                         BRAIN INJURY [PROGRAM]
Section 2740. [Traumatic] OFFICE OF brain injury [program].
        2741. Definitions.
        2742. Functions, powers and duties of the [department] OFFICE.
        2743. Funding of traumatic brain injury services.
        2744. [The traumatic] TRAUMATIC brain injury services coordinat-
                ing council.
  S 2740. [Traumatic] OFFICE OF brain injury [program].  [The] THERE  IS
HEREBY  ESTABLISHED,  IN  THE department AN OFFICE OF BRAIN INJURY WHICH
shall have the central responsibility for administering  the  provisions
of  this  article  and  otherwise coordinating the state's policies with
respect to traumatic brain injury, in consultation with the  office  [of
mental  retardation and] FOR PEOPLE WITH developmental disabilities, the
office of mental health, the department  of  education,  the  office  of
alcoholism  and  substance  abuse  services,  the  [department of social
services, the office of the advocate for the disabled] OFFICE OF  TEMPO-
RARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES and the [commission on quality of care for the  mentally  disa-
bled] JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06135-01-5
              

2015-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1437
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 27-CC §§2740 - 2744, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5148, A9778

2015-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of brain injury, within the department of health, to administer the brain injury program.

2015-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4970--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
  office of brain injury

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

  Section 1. Article 27-CC of the public health law, as added by chapter
196  of  the  laws  of 1994, section 2741 and subdivisions 3, 5 and 7 of
section 2742 as amended and subdivision 4 of section 2744  as  added  by
chapter 312 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 27-CC
                  [NEW YORK STATE TRAUMATIC] OFFICE OF
                         BRAIN INJURY [PROGRAM]
Section 2740. [Traumatic] OFFICE OF brain injury [program].
        2741. Definitions.
        2742. Functions, powers and duties of the [department] OFFICE.
        2743. Funding of [traumatic] brain injury services.
        2744. [The  traumatic  brain] BRAIN injury services coordinating
                council.
  S 2740. [Traumatic] OFFICE OF brain injury [program].  [The] THERE  IS
HEREBY  ESTABLISHED,  IN  THE department AN OFFICE OF BRAIN INJURY WHICH
shall have the central responsibility for administering  the  provisions
of  this  article  and  otherwise coordinating the state's policies with
respect to [traumatic] brain injury, in consultation with the office [of
mental retardation and] FOR PEOPLE WITH developmental disabilities,  the
office  of  mental health, the [department of] education DEPARTMENT, the
office of alcoholism and substance abuse services,  the  [department  of
social  services, the office of the advocate for the disabled] OFFICE OF
TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06135-02-5
              

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