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Jun 07, 2017 | reported and committed to rules |
Mar 03, 2017 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
senate Bill S4910
Sponsored By
Ruben Diaz
(D) 0 Senate District
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Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
S4910 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3861
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7.41, Ment Hyg L; amd §3, Chap 568 of 2005
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S2207, A1843
2011-2012: S308, A265
2013-2014: S299, A427
2015-2016: S256, A1234
2019-2020: S4925, A3193
S4910 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Broadens the geriatric service demonstration program to include older adults with mental health disabilities and chemical dependence; renames the program to be the geriatric mental health and chemical dependence demonstration program; allows for grants to be awarded by the office to providers of care to older adults with chemical dependence.
S4910 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4910 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law and chapter 568 of the laws of 2005, amending the mental hygiene law relating to enacting the geriatric mental health act, in relation to mental health care, chemical dependence and compulsive gambling services for the elderly under the geriatric service demonstration program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To amend the existing geriatric mental health act to expand the advisory scope of the interagency geriatric mental health planning council to include issues of substance abuse, chemical dependence, and compulsive gambling. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Mental Hygiene Law, section 7.41. Requires the consideration of chemical dependence and compulsive gambling services for mental health programs directed to seniors. Section 2. Amends the Mental Hygiene Law, section 3 of chapter 568 of the laws of 2005, as amended by chapter 203 of the laws of 2008, amending the geriatric mental health act. Expands the advisory scope
S4910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4910 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and chapter 568 of the laws of 2005, amending the mental hygiene law relating to enacting the geria- tric mental health act, in relation to mental health care, chemical dependence and compulsive gambling services for the elderly under the geriatric service demonstration program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.41 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 568 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: § 7.41 Geriatric service demonstration program. (a) The office shall establish a geriatric service demonstration program to provide grants, within appropriations therefor, to providers of mental health care, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE SERVICES, COMPULSIVE GAMBLING SERVICES, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, to the elderly, INCLUDING ORGAN- IZATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH AND AGING SERVICES AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE, AND COMPULSIVE GAMBLING ORGANIZATIONS. Such program shall be administered by the office in cooperation with THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, the state office for the aging and such other state agencies as the commissioner shall deter- mine are necessary for the operation of the program. (b) Grants may be awarded by the office to providers of care to older adults with mental disabilities, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE, COMPULSIVE GAMBL- ING, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, for the purposes which may include one or more of the following: (1) Community integration. Programs which enable older adults with mental disabilities OR OLDER ADULTS SUFFERING FROM CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE OR COMPULSIVE GAMBLING to age SAFELY in the community and prevent the unnecessary use of institutional care; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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