Assembly Bill A9982

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes peer crisis diversion residences

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9982 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4657
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31.34, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5012
2011-2012: S3017
2013-2014: S890
2015-2016: A8589, S1894
2017-2018: A1109, S3256
2019-2020: A2267, S4381
2023-2024: A2110, S5274

2021-A9982 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes peer crisis diversion homes; requires the commissioner to establish or contract for no less than six peer crisis diversion homes within one year.

2021-A9982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9982
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing peer
   crisis diversion homes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 31.34 to read as follows:
 § 31.34 PEER CRISIS DIVERSION HOMES.
   (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (1) "COMMISSIONER" SHALL MEAN THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH;
   (2) "CRISIS  DIVERSION  SERVICES"  SHALL  MEAN  SERVICES  DESIGNED  TO
 PROVIDE  A PERSON WHO HAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND WHO IS EXPERI-
 ENCING SYMPTOMS, A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND AFFIRMING  HOME-LIKE,  TEMPORARY
 RESIDENCE  WHERE  THE  PERSON MAY BEGIN THE RECOVERY PROCESS, UNDERSTAND
 THE MEANING OF WHAT THE PERSON IS EXPERIENCING  AND  REGAIN  EQUILIBRIUM
 AND  THE ABILITY TO RELATE EFFECTIVELY TO OTHER PEOPLE. CRISIS DIVERSION
 SERVICES INCLUDE PEER SUPPORT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON  RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING
 AND PERSONAL CHOICE;
   (3)  "PEER  SUPPORT SPECIALIST" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY
 EXPERIENCED URGENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND HAS RECOVERED AND WHO HAS
 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER, QUALIFYING THAT PERSON TO WORK WITH A RESIDENT;
   (4)  "RESIDENT"  SHALL MEAN AN ADULT WHO HAS EXPERIENCED URGENT BEHAV-
 IORAL HEALTH NEEDS BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION AND  WHO  VOLUN-
 TARILY RESIDES FOR A SHORT TERM STAY IN A PEER CRISIS DIVERSION HOME;
   (5)  "PEER  CRISIS  DIVERSION HOME" SHALL MEAN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT
 THAT OFFERS CRISIS DIVERSION SERVICES BY TEMPORARILY  HOUSING  VOLUNTARY
 RESIDENTS  WHO  ENGAGE  IN  ROUTINE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND LEARN
 ABOUT TOOLS FOR  RECOVERY  THROUGH  EXPERIENCE  AND  PEER  SUPPORT.  THE
 GOVERNING  BODY  OF SUCH HOME SHALL CONSIST OF CURRENT OR FORMER RECIPI-
 ENTS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SHALL  CONTROL  THE  DECISION  MAKING
 PROCESSES  OF  THE  ORGANIZATION,  INCLUDING  CONTROL  OF ALL BUDGET AND
 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RELATED TO THE PEER CRISIS DIVERSION HOME.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE FORMAL GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING  AND
 CREDENTIALING  OF  A  PEER  SUPPORT  SPECIALIST, PROVIDED THAT EACH PEER
 SUPPORT SPECIALIST SHALL PERSONALLY HAVE EXPERIENCED  URGENT  BEHAVIORAL
              

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