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Assembly Bill A4670

2011-2012 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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2011-A4670 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7635

2011-A4670 (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.

2011-A4670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4670

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA,  AUBRY,  LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  LIFTON,  ROBINSON,  MILLMAN,  N. RIVERA,  CAHILL,  SCHROEDER,  JAFFEE,
  KAVANAGH,  ABBATE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CLARK,
  COOK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HEASTIE, McENENY, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA,  WEIS-
  ENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

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.
                                                           LBD00438-01-1

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