Assembly Bill A8953

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to maternal depression treatment

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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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2017-A8953 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7409
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2500-k, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 4000 and A. 8308)

2017-A8953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to maternal depression treatment; requires the department of health and office of mental health to provide information on their website regarding how to locate available providers who treat or provide support for maternal depression.

2017-A8953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8953
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  maternal
   depression  treatment;  and  to  amend  a chapter of the laws of 2017,
   amending the public health law, relating to maternal depression treat-
   ment, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4000 and A. 8308, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 2500-k of the public health law,
 as added by a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending  the  public  health
 law  relating  to maternal depression treatment, as proposed in legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 4000 and A. 8308, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Maternal depression treatment. The commissioner, in [collaboration]
 CONSULTATION with the commissioner of mental health, shall:
   (a) [compile a list of providers who  treat  or  provide  support  for
 maternal   depression   including  mental  health  professionals,  other
 licensed professionals, peer support,  not-for-profit  corporations  and
 other  community  resources.  Such  list  shall be made available to the
 public on the department's website  and  be  searchable  by  zip  code;]
 INFORM   PROVIDERS  OF  THE  NEED  TO  RAISE  AWARENESS  ABOUT  MATERNAL
 DEPRESSION; AND
   (b) [update the list of providers as necessary; and
   (c) within existing  appropriations,  ensure  adequate  investment  in
 treatment  resources  for  maternal  depression  including  a  statewide
 hotline, peer support, adequate  referral  networks  and  telehealth  or
 telemedicine  services]  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S AND
 OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH'S WEBSITES REGARDING  HOW  TO  LOCATE  AVAILABLE
 PROVIDERS  WHO  TREAT OR PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONALS,  OTHER  LICENSED
 PROFESSIONALS,  PEER  SUPPORT,  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  AND  OTHER
 COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
   § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending  the  public
 health  law,  relating  to maternal depression treatment, as proposed in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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