Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2013 |
signed chap.445 |
Oct 11, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 12, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1134 substituted for s5098a |
May 30, 2013 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 23, 2013 |
advanced to third reading cal.429 |
May 21, 2013 |
reported |
May 16, 2013 |
print number 6992a |
May 16, 2013 |
amend and recommit to mental health |
Apr 29, 2013 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A6992A
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
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
Bill Amendments
2013-A6992 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5098
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16.11, Ment Hyg L
2013-A6992 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6992 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to increasing the number of visits with no prior notice that can be made to a facility per year THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 16.11 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 214 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner shall provide for the periodic visitation and inspection of each facility. Inspections shall be made as frequently as the commissioner may deem necessary but in any event such inspections shall be made on at least two occasions during each calendar year[, at least one of] which shall be without prior notice, provided, however, that where, in the discretion of the commissioner, an operating certif- icate has been issued to a program with a history of compliance and a record of providing a high quality of care, the periodic inspection and visitation required by this subdivision shall be made at least once during each calendar year provided such visit shall be without prior notice, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER PROVIDE NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE APPLICABLE BOARD OF VISITORS. ANY MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF A BOARD OF VISITORS, APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.33 OF THIS TITLE, AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS THE COMMISSIONER AT HIS OR HER DISCRETION APPROVES, MAY ACCOMPANY INSPECTORS DURING THE STATE'S PERIOD- IC VISITATIONS AND INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AS INDEPENDENT MONITORS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10583-02-3
co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Didi Barrett
John T. McDonald III
2013-A6992A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5098
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16.11, Ment Hyg L
2013-A6992A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6992--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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 increasing the number of visits with no prior notice that can be made to a facility per year THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 16.11 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 214 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner shall provide for the periodic visitation and inspection of each facility. Inspections shall be made as frequently as the commissioner may deem necessary but in any event such inspections shall be made on at least two occasions during each calendar year[, at least one of] which shall be without prior notice, provided, however, that where, in the discretion of the commissioner, an operating certif- icate has been issued to a program with a history of compliance and a record of providing a high quality of care, the periodic inspection and visitation required by this subdivision shall be made at least once during each calendar year provided such visit shall be without prior notice. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10583-03-3
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