STATE OF NEW YORK
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                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 1, 2024
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        Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to persons with
          serious mental illness residing in adult homes

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
     2  461-v to read as follows:
     3    § 461-v. Persons with serious mental  illness  residing  in  an  adult
     4  home.  1.    Notwithstanding  any  provision of law or regulation to the
     5  contrary, the commissioner shall not limit the census  of  persons  with
     6  serious  mental  illness residing in an adult home as defined in section
     7  two of this chapter, provided that the adult home  meets  the  following
     8  requirements:
     9    (a) it is organized as a not-for-profit corporation;
    10    (b)  it  is operated by an organization that also operates a continuum
    11  of housing and residential services, including  supportive  housing  and
    12  independent housing;
    13    (c) it assesses each adult home resident on a periodic basis to ensure
    14  that  the  resident is living in the most integrated setting appropriate
    15  to the resident's needs; and
    16    (d) it actively addresses the needs of the adult home  residents  with
    17  serious mental illness by:
    18    i. fostering the development of independent living skills;
    19    ii. ensuring access to and quality of mental health services;
    20    iii. encouraging community involvement and integration; and
    21    iv. fostering a homelike atmosphere.
    22    2.  For purposes of this section "persons with serious mental illness"
    23  means individuals who meet criteria established by the  commissioner  of
    24  mental health, which shall be persons who have a designated diagnosis of
    25  mental  illness  under  the  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
    26  Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, American Psychiatric Association, July 2000),  and
    27  whose  severity  and  duration  of mental illness results in substantial
    28  functional disability.
    29    § 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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