Bill Text: NY S00616 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates "Robin's law"; relates to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment of sex offenders; requires the development of guidelines and procedures for outpatient group settings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [S00616 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          616
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
         mental Disabilities
       AN ACT to create "Robin's law"; and to amend the mental hygiene law,  in
         relation to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment
         of sex offenders
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Robin's law."
    2    S 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 7.47 to
    3  read as follows:
    4  S 7.47 SEX OFFENDERS; OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING.
    5    THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING SEX
    6  OFFENDERS, AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A  OF  THE
    7  CORRECTION  LAW, AND DETAINED SEX OFFENDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.03
    8  OF THIS TITLE, RECEIVING SERVICES IN AN OUTPATIENT GROUP  SETTING.  SUCH
    9  GUIDELINES  AND  PROCEDURES  SHALL  OUTLINE  BEST  PRACTICES TO ENSURE A
   10  PROTECTED, SAFE AND  CLINICALLY  SOUND  TREATMENT  ENVIRONMENT  FOR  ALL
   11  PATIENTS  AND  SHALL,  TO  THE  GREATEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  BE BASED ON
   12  EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL TREATMENT STANDARDS REGARDING THE SEGREGATION OF
   13  SEX OFFENDERS FROM THE GENERAL PATIENT POPULATION.  IN  DEVELOPING  SUCH
   14  GUIDELINES  AND  PROCEDURES, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH A PANEL
   15  OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  REPRESEN-
   16  TATIVES  OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS AND VICTIM RIGHTS GROUPS. SUCH
   17  PANEL SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, OF WHOM: FIVE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
   18  THE GOVERNOR, TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
   19  SENATE AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   20    S  3.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 19.45
   21  to read as follows:
   22  S 19.45 SEX OFFENDERS; OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 616                              2
    1    THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING SEX
    2  OFFENDERS, AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A  OF  THE
    3  CORRECTION  LAW, AND DETAINED SEX OFFENDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.03
    4  OF THIS CHAPTER, RECEIVING SERVICES IN AN OUTPATIENT GROUP SETTING. SUCH
    5  GUIDELINES  AND  PROCEDURES  SHALL  OUTLINE  BEST  PRACTICES TO ENSURE A
    6  PROTECTED, SAFE AND  CLINICALLY  SOUND  TREATMENT  ENVIRONMENT  FOR  ALL
    7  PATIENTS  AND  SHALL,  TO  THE  GREATEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  BE BASED ON
    8  EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL TREATMENT STANDARDS REGARDING THE SEGREGATION OF
    9  SEX OFFENDERS FROM THE GENERAL PATIENT POPULATION.  IN  DEVELOPING  SUCH
   10  GUIDELINES  AND  PROCEDURES, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH A PANEL
   11  OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  REPRESEN-
   12  TATIVES  OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS AND VICTIM RIGHTS GROUPS. SUCH
   13  PANEL SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, OF WHOM: FIVE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
   14  THE GOVERNOR, TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
   15  SENATE AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   16    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.