New York A02477 prohibits state-operated psychiatric centers from admitting sex offenders if they share facilities with children's psychiatric.
New York A02477 amends the mental hygiene law to prohibit state-operated psychiatric centers from admitting or treating registered sex offenders if they share facilities with a children's psychiatric center. This law aims to protect children by ensuring that sex offenders do not have access to facilities where children receive psychiatric care. The provisions will take effect 30 days after the law is enacted.
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