Prevents the commissioner of mental health from considering the source or availability of state share of medical expenses as a criterion for the issuance, expansion or renewal of an operating certificate.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3842
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, CLARK, ORTIZ -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ABINANTI, COLTON, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER --
read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to preventing the
consideration of medical assistance as a criterion for the issuance of
an operating certificate
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 31.05 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
3 (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commis-
4 sioner shall not consider the source or availability of state share of
5 medical assistance as a criterion for the issuance, expansion or renewal
6 of an operating certificate required by section 31.02 of this article.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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