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Assembly Bill A7635

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that gaps in services to the multiply disabled be identified and filled in the statewide goals and objectives of the offices of mental hygiene

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2009-A7635 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4670

2009-A7635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that gaps in services to the multiply disabled be identified and filled in the statewide goals and objectives of the offices of the department of mental hygiene; requires the statewide five-year comprehensive plan for services to the mentally disabled include a review and evaluation of an implemented or planned shift and/or increase in medical assistance funding for services.

2009-A7635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7635

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. P. RIVERA, AUBRY, LIFTON, N. RIVERA, LUPARDO,
  ROBINSON,  CAHILL,  PEOPLES,  MILLMAN,  SCHROEDER,   ALFANO,   JAFFEE,
  KAVANAGH,  ABBATE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BARRA, BRENNAN,
  CLARK, COOK, DIAZ,  GOTTFRIED,  GUNTHER,  HEASTIE,  McENENY,  PHEFFER,
  J. RIVERA,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  the  statewide
  goals  and  objectives  of  the  offices  of  the department of mental
  hygiene

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph e of paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
5.07 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 223 of the laws of
1992, is amended to read as follows:
  e.  emphasize that gaps in services be IDENTIFIED AND filled, and that
services are provided to the multiply disabled.
  S 2.   Subparagraphs i and j of paragraph  2  of  subdivision  (b)  of
section  5.07  of  the mental hygiene law, subparagraph i as amended and
subparagraph j as added by section 1 of part E of chapter 58 of the laws
of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  i.  A REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AN IMPLEMENTED OR PLANNED SHIFT  AND/OR
INCREASE IN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR SERVICES;
  J.  to  the extent practicable, all such information required pursuant
to this paragraph shall be provided on a statewide, regional  and  indi-
vidual  state-operated  hospital  and  state-operated research institute
basis; and
  [j.] K. recommendations on the provision of  state  and  local  mental
health  services  based on the development of best practices by programs
promoting  culturally  and  linguistically   competent   mental   health
services.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10784-01-9

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