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Assembly Bill A6566B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the geriatric demonstration program

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2019-A6566 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8745
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.41, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3657, S4534
2023-2024: A4308, S5516
2025-2026: S997

2019-A6566 - Summary

Relates to the geriatric demonstration program to promote mental health and home care collaboration; authorizes the commissioner of mental health to identify barriers to participation in the program and make recommendations to address such barriers.

2019-A6566 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6566
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  the  geriatric
   service  demonstration  program to promote mental health and home care
   collaboration
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (c) of section 7.41 of the mental hygiene law,
 as added by chapter 568 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  The  commissioner  may  adopt  rules and regulations necessary to
 implement the provisions of this  section,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT  THE
 COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF THE OFFICE, AND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
 RESPECTIVELY, TO ADDRESS BARRIERS  TO  COLLABORATION  BY  MENTAL  HEALTH
 PROVIDERS  AND  PROVIDERS OF HOME CARE SERVICES UNDER SUBDIVISION (A) OF
 THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  BARRIERS  RELATED   TO   MEDICAL   ASSISTANCE
 REIMBURSEMENT,  SERVICE  PROCEDURES,  CARE  COORDINATION AND DIRECT CARE
 WORKER TRAINING APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROVIDERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10086-01-9

2019-A6566A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8745
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.41, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3657, S4534
2023-2024: A4308, S5516
2025-2026: S997

2019-A6566A - Summary

Relates to the geriatric demonstration program to promote mental health and home care collaboration; authorizes the commissioner of mental health to identify barriers to participation in the program and make recommendations to address such barriers.

2019-A6566A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6566--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law, in relation to the geriatric
   service demonstration program to promote mental health and  home  care
   collaboration
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 7.41 of the mental hygiene  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  568  of  the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (c) The commissioner may adopt  rules  and  regulations  necessary  to
 implement  the  provisions  of  this  section, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE
 COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE, AND OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,
 RESPECTIVELY,  TO  ADDRESS  BARRIERS  TO  COLLABORATION BY MENTAL HEALTH
 PROVIDERS AND PROVIDERS OF HOME CARE SERVICES UNDER SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF
 THIS   SECTION,   INCLUDING   BARRIERS  RELATED  TO  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE
 REIMBURSEMENT, SERVICE PROCEDURES, CARE  COORDINATION  AND  DIRECT  CARE
 WORKER  TRAINING  APPLICABLE  TO  SUCH PROVIDERS; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT
 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PATIENT SAFETY MAY NOT BE  WAIVED,  NOR  SHALL
 ANY REGULATIONS BE WAIVED IF SUCH WAIVER WOULD RISK PATIENT SAFETY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10086-03-9

2019-A6566B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8745
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.41, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3657, S4534
2023-2024: A4308, S5516
2025-2026: S997

2019-A6566B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the geriatric demonstration program to promote mental health and home care collaboration; authorizes the commissioner of mental health to identify barriers to participation in the program and make recommendations to address such barriers.

2019-A6566B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6566--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Mental Health in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,
   sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  the  geriatric
   service  demonstration  program to promote mental health and home care
   collaboration
 
   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 is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  ON  A  PERIODIC  BASIS,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IDENTIFY BARRIERS
 WHICH MAY PREVENT AN   AUTHORIZED PROVIDER  FROM  PARTICIPATING  IN  THE
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL SHARE THE IDENTIFIED BARRIERS WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  THE  APPROPRIATE  STATE  AGENCY,  AS  WELL AS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO
 ADDRESS SUCH BARRIERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10086-04-0

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