Bill Text: NY A05238 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-4)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-08 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [A05238 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A05238-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5238

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 12, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Mental Health

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing amendments to sections 3 and 4 of article 17 of the  constitu-
          tion, in relation to the protection and promotion of the mental health
          of New Yorkers

     1    Section  1. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That section 3 of article
     2  17 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 3. The protection and promotion of the physical and mental health of
     4  the inhabitants of the state are matters of public concern and provision
     5  therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions  and
     6  in  such manner, and by such means as the legislature shall from time to
     7  time determine.
     8    § 2. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That section 4 of article 17  of
     9  the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    10    §  4. The care and treatment of persons suffering from mental disorder
    11  or defect and the protection of the mental health of the inhabitants  of
    12  the  state [may] shall be provided by state and local authorities and in
    13  such manner as the legislature [may] shall from time to time  determine.
    14  The head of the department of mental hygiene shall visit and inspect, or
    15  cause  to  be  visited and inspected by members of his or her staff, all
    16  institutions either public or private used for the care and treatment of
    17  persons suffering from mental disorder or defect.
    18    § 3. Resolved (If the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
    19  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
    20  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    21  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    22  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89060-01-1