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History
- Substituted by A9768A
- Ordered to third reading cal.1567
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 7481a
- Amend (t) and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Companion bill
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Requires providers of inpatient and/or outpatient services to mentally ill or developmental disabled persons to comply with operational standards
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7481A
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to compliance with operational standards by general hospitals
Purpose
This bill amends the mental hygiene law to extend provisions that allow deemed status for general hospitals inpatient services based on accreditation from national accrediting bodies, to also apply to outpatient services for dually licensed facilities.
Summary of provisions
Sections 1 and 2 allow OMH and OASAS to accept accreditation outpatient mental health and substance abuse services provided by general hospitals.
Section 3 - Effective Date.
Justification
In the mid- 1990s, DOH entered into an agreement with the lead national hospital accrediting organization to eliminate duplicative surveys through an information-sharing relationship between the parties. Based on provisions enacted a few years ago, this information sharing relationship also exists for inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse services provided by hospitals dually licensed under the public health and the mental hygiene laws. However, currently separate and duplicative OMH and OASAS reviews are conducted for psychiatric and substance abuse outpatient services provided by these dually licensed general hospitals that are also fully accredited by national organizations. This legislation would allow OMH and OASAS to accept surveys from national accrediting organizations for outpatient services provided by general hospitals that provide mental health services using the inpatient statutory model.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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