Bill Text: NY S06899 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6899 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to establishing integrated community mental health clinics to provide services to address mental health issues, anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES [S06899 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6899

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    December 13, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing
          integrated community mental health clinics

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

     1    Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
     2  41.59 to read as follows:
     3  § 41.59 Integrated community mental health clinics.
     4    (a) The commissioner is authorized, within appropriations made  there-
     5  for, to establish integrated community mental health clinics.
     6    (b)  The  commissioner shall establish standards for the operation and
     7  funding of such clinics, including but not limited to:
     8    1. guidelines for integrated services to address mental health issues,
     9  anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues;
    10    2. periodic evaluation of services provided by such clinics;
    11    3. staffing patterns for such clinics; and
    12    4. guidelines for determining state aid to such clinics.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    14  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    15  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    16  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
    17  on or before such effective date.



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