Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 21, 2014 |
tabled vetoed memo.494 |
Nov 10, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1388 substituted for s5228a |
Jun 16, 2014 |
substituted by a7721a ordered to third reading cal.1388 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 04, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 17, 2014 |
print number 5228a |
Jan 17, 2014 |
amend and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 05, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 14, 2013 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S5228A
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7721 - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2013-S5228 - Details
2013-S5228 - Summary
Establishes a community housing wait list for individuals seeking housing and related services within the office of mental health service system; defines terms; requires the commissioner of mental health to establish policies, procedures and forms for the community housing wait list in order to ensure that applicants and prospective applicants for housing programs, housing services providers, referring agencies and institutions and community based agencies are able to submit wait list information and other information via electronic means; makes related changes.
2013-S5228 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5228 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a community housing wait list PURPOSE: This legislation would require the office of mental health to track and report the number of individuals with mental illnesses that are in need of housing services but have yet to receive them. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law to add three new subdivisions requiring the creation of a community housing wait list. Every sixty days housing providers, referring agencies, and a county's community based agency must provide OMH the name of each person who is referred to, applied for, or meets the criteria for housing services operated, licensed, or funded by OMH. OMH is required to issue a report on the community housing wait list, breaking down by county, the number of adults referred to services, the number of adult who have applied for services, the number of adults admitted to services, the number of adults denied admission, the number of adults who withdrew applications, and the number of adult on the statewide list for each category of residential services. The report must also include any actions taken by the office to reduce the length of the wait list. The office would be required to send the
2013-S5228 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5228 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a community housing wait list THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding three new subdivisions (c), (d) and (e) to read as follows: (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY HOUSING WAIT LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING HOUSING AND RELATED SERVICES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM. (1) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY: (I) "COMMUNITY HOUSING WAIT LIST" SHALL MEAN A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A DOCUMENTED MENTAL ILLNESS WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS LICENSED, OPERATED OR FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HAVE APPLIED FOR OR BEEN REFERRED TO BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED HOUSING SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORTED, SUPPORTIVE, SUPERVISED OR CONGREGATE. (II) "HOUSING SERVICES PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY HOLDER OF AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR EVERY HOUSING PROGRAM FUNDED, OPERATED, ADMINISTERED OR LICENSED BY THE OFFICE INCLUDING ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING REFER- RAL SYSTEM AND EACH SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY OFFICE, OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. (III) "AGENCY OR INSTITUTION" SHALL INCLUDE ADULT HOMES, NURSING HOMES, FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, STATE PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS, HOSPITALS, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER REFERRING ENTI- TIES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10718-03-3
2013-S5228A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5228A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a community housing wait list for individuals seeking housing and related services within the office of mental health service system; defines terms; requires the commissioner of mental health to establish policies, procedures and forms for the community housing wait list in order to ensure that applicants and prospective applicants for housing programs, housing services providers, referring agencies and institutions and community based agencies are able to submit wait list information and other information via electronic means; makes related changes.
2013-S5228A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5228A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a community housing wait list PURPOSE: This legislation would require the office of mental health to track and report the number of individuals with mental illnesses that are in need or housing services but have yet to receive them. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law to add three new subdivisions requiring the creation of a community housing wait list. Every sixty days housing providers. referring agencies, and a county's community based agency must provide OMH the name of each person who is referred to. applied for, or meets the criteria for housing services operated, licensed, or funded by OMH. 0MH is required to issue a report on the community housing wait list, breaking down by county, the number of adults referred to set vices, the number of adult who have applied for services, the number of adults admitted to services, the number of adults denied admission. the number of adults who withdrew applications. and the number of adult on the statewide list for each category of residential services.
2013-S5228A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5228--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a community housing wait list THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding three new subdivisions (c), (d) and (e) to read as follows: (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY HOUSING WAIT LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING HOUSING AND RELATED SERVICES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM. (1) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY: (I) "COMMUNITY HOUSING WAIT LIST" SHALL MEAN A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A DOCUMENTED MENTAL ILLNESS WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS LICENSED, OPERATED OR FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HAVE APPLIED FOR OR BEEN REFERRED TO BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED HOUSING SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORTED, SUPPORTIVE, SUPERVISED OR CONGREGATE. (II) "HOUSING SERVICES PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY HOLDER OF AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR EVERY HOUSING PROGRAM FUNDED, OPERATED, ADMINISTERED OR LICENSED BY THE OFFICE INCLUDING ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING REFER- RAL SYSTEM AND EACH SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY OFFICE, OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10718-04-4
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