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                                   7177
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  county  law,  in  relation  to  a  9-8-8  suicide
   prevention and mental health crisis hotline system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Act".
   §  2. The county law is amended by adding a new article 6-B to read as
 follows:
                                ARTICLE 6-B
           9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ACT
 SECTION 340. DEFINITIONS.
         341. 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH  CRISIS  HOTLINE
                SYSTEM.
         342. MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS.
         343. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES FOR SYSTEM COSTS.
         344. APPLICATION; LIMITATIONS; EXEMPTIONS.
   § 340. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND
 PHRASES  SHALL  HAVE  THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT
 CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
   1. "9-8-8" MEANS THE THREE DIGIT PHONE NUMBER DESIGNATED BY THE FEDER-
 AL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF  CONNECTING  INDIVIDUALS
 EXPERIENCING  A  MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WITH SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL
 HEALTH CRISIS COUNSELORS, MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS, AND CRISIS RECEIVING  AND
 STABILIZATION  SERVICES  AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CRISES SERVICES THROUGH
 THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.
   2. "9-8-8 CRISIS HOTLINE CENTER" MEANS A STATE-IDENTIFIED  AND  FUNDED
 CENTER PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE NETWORK
 TO RESPOND TO STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL 9-8-8 CALLS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   3.  "CRISIS  RECEIVING  AND  STABILIZATION  SERVICES" MEANS FACILITIES
 PROVIDING SHORT-TERM OBSERVATION AND CRISIS  STABILIZATION  SERVICES  TO
 ALL  REFERRALS IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT FOR NO LONGER THAN TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS.
   4.  "MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO:
   (A) A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  SEVEN
 OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW;
   (B)  A  LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, PURSUANT TO SECTION 10.03 OF THE MENTAL
 HYGIENE LAW;
   (C) A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE, PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED  TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND
   (D)  A LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 NINE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED  TWENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   5. "MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS" MEANS A TEAM INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 MENTAL  HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, FAMILY ADVOCATES, AND PEERS, AS DEFINED BY
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  TO  PROVIDE  ONSITE
 COMMUNITY-BASED  INTERVENTION  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE EXPERIENCING A
 MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
   6. "NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE" OR "NSPL" MEANS THE NATIONAL
 NETWORK OF LOCAL CRISIS  CENTERS  THAT  PROVIDE  FREE  AND  CONFIDENTIAL
 EMOTIONAL  SUPPORT  TO  PEOPLE  IN SUICIDAL CRISIS OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
 TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS  A  WEEK  VIA  A  TOLL-FREE  HOTLINE
 NUMBER,  WHICH  RECEIVES  CALLS MADE THROUGH THE 9-8-8 SYSTEM. THE TOLL-
 FREE NUMBER IS MAINTAINED BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR  MENTAL  HEALTH
 AND SUBSTANCE USE UNDER SECTION 50-E-3 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT,
 SECTION 290BB-36C OF TITLE 42 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
   7.  "PEERS"  MEANS INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR PERSONAL
 EXPERIENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION, OR BOTH,  AND  RECOVERY  THERE-
 FROM,  AND  WHO MEET THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE NEW
 YORK STATE PEER SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION BOARD.
   8. "FAMILY ADVOCATES" MEANS INDIVIDUALS  WHO  SUPPORT  PERSON-CENTERED
 PLANNING,  OFFER  CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND SUPPORT
 FAMILIES AND YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND HAVE
 EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO, MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, JUVE-
 NILE JUSTICE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,  AND  OTHER  STATE  AND  LOCAL
 SYSTEMS OF CARE.
   9.  "VETERANS  CRISIS  LINE"  OR  "VCL" MEANS THE VETERANS CRISIS LINE
 MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 1720F(H) OF TITLE 38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
   10.  "SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  ADMINISTRATION"
 ("SAMHSA") MEANS THE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH
 AND HUMAN SERVICES.
   §  341.  9-8-8  SUICIDE  PREVENTION  AND  MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE
 SYSTEM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND  SUPPORTS  SHALL,  ON  OR  BEFORE  JULY
 SIXTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, DESIGNATE A CRISIS HOTLINE CENTER OR
 CENTERS  TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND CRISIS CARE COORDI-
 NATION TO INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND  MENTAL
 HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE FROM ANYWHERE WITHIN THE STATE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A
 DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
   (A)  A  DESIGNATED  HOTLINE CENTER SHALL HAVE AN ACTIVE AGREEMENT WITH
 THE ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE  NATIONAL  SUICIDE  PREVENTION  LIFELINE  FOR
 PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE NETWORK.

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   (B)  A DESIGNATED HOTLINE CENTER SHALL MEET NSPL REQUIREMENTS AND BEST
 PRACTICES GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION AND CLINICAL STANDARDS.
   (C)  A  DESIGNATED  HOTLINE  CENTER SHALL UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING
 CHAT AND TEXT THAT IS INTEROPERABLE BETWEEN AND ACROSS CRISIS AND  EMER-
 GENCY  SYSTEMS  USED  THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OF
 THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.
   (D) A DESIGNATED HOTLINE CENTER SHALL TRANSFER ANY CALL MADE TO  9-1-1
 PERTAINING  TO  A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TO A 9-8-8 CRISIS HOTLINE CENTER.
 IF A LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL OR FIRE RESPONSE IS ALSO NEEDED, 9-8-8 AND
 9-1-1 OPERATORS SHALL COORDINATE THE SIMULTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF SERVICES
 WITH MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS.
   (E) A DESIGNATED HOTLINE CENTER SHALL HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY  TO  DEPLOY
 CRISIS AND OUTGOING SERVICES, INCLUDING MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS, AND COORDI-
 NATE ACCESS TO CRISIS RECEIVING AND STABILIZATION SERVICES, AS APPROPRI-
 ATE,  AND  ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES ESTABLISHED BY THE
 NSPL.
   (F) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE
 OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL HAVE JOINT OVERSIGHT OF SUICIDE
 PREVENTION AND CRISIS SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND ESSENTIAL COORDINATION WITH
 A  DESIGNATED  9-8-8 HOTLINE CENTER, AND SHALL WORK IN CONCERT WITH NSPL
 AND VCL NETWORKS FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  ENSURING  CONSISTENCY  OF  PUBLIC
 MESSAGING ABOUT 9-8-8 SERVICES.
   (G)  A DESIGNATED HOTLINE CENTER SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH
 BY THE NSPL FOR SERVING HIGH RISK AND SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS  INCLUDING
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO: BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, LATINO, ASIAN,
 PACIFIC ISLANDER, NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKAN NATIVE; LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXU-
 AL, TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, QUEER, AND QUESTIONING INDIVIDUALS; INDIVID-
 UALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; INDIVIDUALS EXPE-
 RIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY; IMMIGRANTS  AND  REFUGEES;
 CHILDREN  AND  YOUTH; OLDER ADULTS; AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AS IDENTI-
 FIED BY THE FEDERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES  ADMINIS-
 TRATION,  INCLUDING  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES FOR TRANSFERRING
 SUCH CALLERS TO AN APPROPRIATE SPECIALIZED CENTER OR SUBNETWORKS  WITHIN
 OR  OUTSIDE  THE  NSPL  NETWORK  AND  FOR  PROVIDING  LINGUISTICALLY AND
 CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE.
   (H) A DESIGNATED HOTLINE CENTER SHALL PROVIDE  FOLLOW-UP  SERVICES  AS
 NEEDED  TO INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL
 HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE CONSISTENT WITH GUIDANCE AND POLICIES  ESTABLISHED
 BY THE NSPL.
   2.    THE  COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL  ESTABLISH
 A  COMPREHENSIVE  LIST OF REPORTING METRICS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL
 REPORT  OF  THE  9-8-8  SUICIDE  PREVENTION  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS
 HOTLINE'S USAGE, SERVICES AND IMPACT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM:
   (A)  THE  VOLUME  OF  REQUESTS  FOR  ASSISTANCE THAT THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE
 PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE RECEIVED;
   (B) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME TAKEN TO RESPOND TO  EACH  REQUEST  FOR
 ASSISTANCE, AND THE AGGREGATE RATES OF CALL ABANDONMENT;
   (C)  THE  TYPES  OF  REQUESTS  FOR  ASSISTANCE  THAT THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE
 PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE RECEIVED;
   (D) THE NUMBER OF MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS DISPATCHED;
   (E) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED BY MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS;
   (F) THE NUMBER OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS  TRANSPORTED  FOR  CARE  BY  MOBILE
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   (G)  THE  NUMBER OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS TRANSFERRED BY MOBILE CRISIS TEAM
 RESPONDERS TO THE CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND
   (H)  THE  AGE, GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN OF INDIVIDUALS
 CONTACTED, TRANSPORTED, OR TRANSFERRED BY EACH  MENTAL  HEALTH  RESPONSE
 UNIT.
   3.    THE  COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL SUBMIT  AN
 ANNUAL  REPORT ON OR BY DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST  OF  REPORTING
 METRICS  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  SENATE  AND  THE
 MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   §  342. MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL
 HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND
 SUPPORTS SHALL PROVIDE ONSITE RESPONSE SERVICES FOR CRISIS CALLS UTILIZ-
 ING STATE OR LOCAL MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS.
   1.  A  MOBILE CRISIS TEAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, MENTAL
 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, FAMILY ADVOCATES AND PEERS, AS DEFINED BY  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FORTY OF THIS ARTICLE;
   2.  A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM SHALL COLLABORATE ON DATA AND CRISIS RESPONSE
 PROTOCOLS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS CO-RESPONDERS, ONLY  AS
 NEEDED, TO RESPOND TO HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS THAT ARE UNMANAGEABLE WITHOUT
 LAW ENFORCEMENT;
   3.  A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM SHALL COLLABORATE ON DATA AND CRISIS RESPONSE
 PROTOCOLS WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AS  CO-RESPONDERS,  ONLY
 AS NEEDED TO RESPOND TO SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE SUCH SERVICES.
   §  343. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES FOR SYSTEM COSTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE
 OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A 9-8-8
 TRUST FUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING AND MAINTAINING A 9-8-8  SUICIDE
 PREVENTION  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS  SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL
 SUICIDE HOTLINE DESIGNATION ACT OF 2020 AND  THE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATION
 COMMISSION'S  RULES  ADOPTED  JULY  SIXTEENTH,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND
 NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CRISIS CARE.
   2. (A) THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF:
   (I) MONIES FROM A 9-8-8 FEE ASSESSED  ON  USERS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (II) APPROPRIATIONS, IF ANY;
   (III) GRANTS AND GIFTS INTENDED FOR DEPOSIT IN THE FUND;
   (IV) INTEREST, PREMIUMS, GAINS, OR OTHER EARNINGS ON THE FUND; AND
   (V) ANY OTHER MONIES THAT ARE DEPOSITED IN OR TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND.
   (B) MONIES IN THE FUND:
   (I)  DO  NOT REVERT AT THE END OF ANY FISCAL YEAR AND REMAIN AVAILABLE
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND IN SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS;
   (II) ARE NOT SUBJECT TO TRANSFER TO ANY OTHER  FUND  OR  TO  TRANSFER,
 ASSESSMENT,  OR  REASSESSMENT  FOR  ANY  OTHER USE OR PURPOSE OUTSIDE OF
 THOSE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION; AND
   (III) ARE CONTINUOUSLY DEDICATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL
 SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT OF FUND DEPOSITS AND EXPENDITURES INTO THE 9-8-8
 TRUST FUND, TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,  THE
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 LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
 COMMISSION.
   §  344.  APPLICATION;  LIMITATIONS; EXEMPTIONS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF
 PUBLIC SERVICE, CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINE DESIGNATION
 ACT OF 2020, SHALL ESTABLISH A MONTHLY 9-8-8 FEE ON EACH  RESIDENT  THAT
 IS A SUBSCRIBER OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE OR VOICE OVER INTERNET
 PROTOCOL  SERVICE, AS DEFINED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAP-
 TER AT A FIXED RATE THAT PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION, OPERATION, AND MAIN-
 TENANCE OF A 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS  SYSTEM
 AND  THE  CONTINUUM  OF SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL GUIDELINES
 FOR CRISIS SERVICES.
   2. THE 9-8-8 FEE SHALL NOT BE APPLIED  TO  MOBILE  SERVICE  USERS  WHO
 RECEIVE BENEFITS UNDER THE FEDERAL LIFELINE PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN 47 CFR
 54.401.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

                            
 
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                                  7177--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Mental  Health  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  county  law,  in  relation  to  a  9-8-8  suicide
   prevention and mental health crisis hotline system

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Act".
   §  2. The county law is amended by adding a new article 6-B to read as
 follows:
                                ARTICLE 6-B
           9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ACT
 SECTION 340. DEFINITIONS.
         341. 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH  CRISIS  HOTLINE
                SYSTEM.
         342. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES FOR SYSTEM COSTS.
         343. APPLICATION; LIMITATIONS; EXEMPTIONS.
   §  340.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT
 REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
   1. "9-8-8" SHALL MEAN THE THREE DIGIT PHONE NUMBER DESIGNATED  BY  THE
 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONNECTING INDIVID-
 UALS  EXPERIENCING  A  MENTAL  HEALTH CRISIS WITH SUICIDE PREVENTION AND
 MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS COUNSELORS, MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS, AND CRISIS RECEIV-
 ING AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH  CRISES  SERVICES
 THROUGH THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.
   2.  "9-8-8  CRISIS  HOTLINE  CENTER" SHALL MEAN A STATE-IDENTIFIED AND
 FUNDED CENTER PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION  LIFELINE
 NETWORK TO RESPOND TO STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL 9-8-8 CALLS.
   3. "CRISIS RECEIVING AND STABILIZATION SERVICES" SHALL MEAN FACILITIES
 PROVIDING SHORT-TERM OBSERVATION AND CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES UNDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 ARTICLE  THIRTY-SIX  OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, OR OTHER CRISIS SERVICES
 APPROVED OR LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH.
   4.  "MENTAL  HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" SHALL MEAN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, BUT
 SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL  WORKER,  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE EDUCATION LAW;
   (B)  A  LICENSED  PSYCHOLOGIST,  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW;
   (C) A  REGISTERED  PROFESSIONAL  NURSE,  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW;
   (D)  A  LICENSED  MASTER  SOCIAL  WORKER,  LICENSED  UNDER ARTICLE ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE EDUCATION LAW,  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF  A
 PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER; AND
   (E)  A  LICENSED  MENTAL  HEALTH COUNSELOR, LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   5. "MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS" SHALL MEAN A TEAM INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONALS,  CERTIFIED  ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE
 ABUSE COUNSELORS, AND PEERS, TO PROVIDE  ONSITE  COMMUNITY-BASED  INTER-
 VENTION  FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, OR
 AN "APPROVED MOBILE CRISIS OUTREACH TEAM"  UNDER  ARTICLE  NINE  OF  THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   6.  "NATIONAL  SUICIDE  PREVENTION  LIFELINE" OR "NSPL" SHALL MEAN THE
 NATIONAL NETWORK OF LOCAL CRISIS CENTERS THAT PROVIDE FREE AND CONFIDEN-
 TIAL EMOTIONAL  SUPPORT  TO  PEOPLE  IN  SUICIDAL  CRISIS  OR  EMOTIONAL
 DISTRESS  TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS  A  DAY,  SEVEN DAYS A WEEK VIA A TOLL-FREE
 HOTLINE NUMBER, WHICH RECEIVES CALLS MADE THROUGH THE 9-8-8 SYSTEM.  THE
 TOLL-FREE  NUMBER  IS  MAINTAINED  BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MENTAL
 HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE UNDER THE UNITED  STATES  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  AND
 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
   7.  "PEER" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A CURRENT OR FORMER RECIPI-
 ENT OF MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT  FOR
 OTHER  SERVICES USERS THROUGH A MODEL OF SHARED PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AND
 WHO MEET THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE NEW YORK  STATE
 PEER SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION BOARD.
   8. "VETERANS CRISIS LINE" OR "VCL" SHALL MEAN THE VETERANS CRISIS LINE
 MAINTAINED  BY  THE  SECRETARY  OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
   9. "SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION" ("SAMH-
 SA") SHALL MEAN THE AGENCY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 AND HUMAN SERVICES.
   § 341. 9-8-8 SUICIDE  PREVENTION  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS  HOTLINE
 SYSTEM.  1.  THE  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONERS OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION
 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JULY SIXTEENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO,  DESIGNATE  A  9-8-8  CRISIS  HOTLINE CENTER OR CENTERS THAT
 SHALL PROVIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND  CRISIS  INTERVENTION  SERVICES  TO
 INDIVIDUALS  ACCESSING  THE  9-8-8  SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
 CRISIS HOTLINE FROM ANYWHERE WITHIN THE STATE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS  A  DAY,
 SEVEN  DAYS  A WEEK. A DESIGNATED 9-8-8 CRISIS HOTLINE CENTER SHALL MEET
 THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) HAVE AN ACTIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE  NATIONAL
 SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE FOR PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE NETWORK.
   (B)  ADHERE  TO  NSPL POLICIES, REQUIREMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES GUIDE-
 LINES FOR OPERATION AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENT STANDARDS.
   (C) UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING CHAT AND TEXT THAT  IS  INTEROPERABLE
 BETWEEN  AND  ACROSS  CRISIS  AND  EMERGENCY SYSTEMS USED THROUGHOUT THE

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 STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 911,  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES,
 AND OTHER NONBEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES, AND WITH THE ADMINISTRA-
 TOR OF THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.
   (D) COORDINATE WITH 9-8-8 CRISIS HOTLINE CENTERS AND 911 OPERATORS FOR
 THE  APPROPRIATE  DEPLOYMENT OF A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM AND/OR LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT, AND WHEN APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OR FIRE SERVICES.
   (E)(I) THE DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONERS OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION
 SERVICES  AND  SUPPORTS SHALL HAVE JOINT OVERSIGHT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION
 AND CRISIS SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND ESSENTIAL COORDINATION WITH  A  DESIG-
 NATED  9-8-8 HOTLINE CENTER, AND SHALL WORK IN CONCERT WITH NSPL AND VCL
 NETWORKS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENSURING CONSISTENCY  OF  PUBLIC  MESSAGING
 ABOUT 9-8-8 SERVICES.
   (II)  THE  OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH TRAINING GUIDELINES
 FOR 9-8-8 CRISIS HOTLINE CENTER STAFF, 911 OPERATORS, AND FIRST  RESPON-
 DERS, TO ASSESS CALLERS FOR SUICIDAL RISK, PROVIDE CRISIS COUNSELING AND
 CRISIS  INTERVENTION,  OFFER REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE
 USE SERVICES, AND ON PROVIDING LINGUISTICALLY AND  CULTURALLY  COMPETENT
 CARE.
   (F)  MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE NSPL FOR SERVING HIGH RISK
 AND SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: BLACK, HISPAN-
 IC, LATINO, ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, NATIVE  AMERICAN,  ALASKAN  NATIVE;
 LESBIAN,  GAY,  BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, QUEER, AND QUESTIONING
 INDIVIDUALS; INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL  OR  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILI-
 TIES;  INDIVIDUALS  EXPERIENCING  HOMELESSNESS  OR  HOUSING INSTABILITY;
 RURAL INDIVIDUALS;  VETERANS;  IMMIGRANTS  AND  REFUGEES;  CHILDREN  AND
 YOUTH;  OLDER  ADULTS;  AND  RELIGIOUS  COMMUNITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE
 FEDERAL SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  ADMINISTRATION,
 INCLUDING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES FOR TRANSFERRING SUCH CALL-
 ERS  TO APPROPRIATE SPECIALIZED CENTERS OR SUBNETWORKS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE
 THE NSPL NETWORK AND FOR PROVIDING LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY  COMPE-
 TENT CARE.
   (G)  MAY PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES AS NEEDED TO INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING
 THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE CONSISTENT
 WITH GUIDANCE AND POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE NSPL.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH  AND  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL ESTABLISH
 A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF REPORTING METRICS TO BE INCLUDED  IN  AN  ANNUAL
 REPORT  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  ON THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL
 HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE'S USAGE, SERVICES AND IMPACT WHICH SHALL  INCLUDE,
 AT A MINIMUM:
   (A)  THE  VOLUME  OF  REQUESTS  FOR  ASSISTANCE THAT THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE
 PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE RECEIVED;
   (B) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME TAKEN TO RESPOND TO  EACH  REQUEST  FOR
 ASSISTANCE, AND THE AGGREGATE RATES OF CALL ABANDONMENT;
   (C)  THE  TYPES  OF  REQUESTS  FOR  ASSISTANCE  THAT THE 9-8-8 SUICIDE
 PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE RECEIVED;
   (D) THE NUMBER OF MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS DISPATCHED;
   (E) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED BY MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS;
   (F) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRANSPORTED BY MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS TO  A
 CRISIS RECEIVING AND STABILIZATION SERVICE CENTER OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH
 CRISIS SERVICE;
   (G)  THE  NUMBER OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS TRANSFERRED BY MOBILE CRISIS TEAM
 RESPONDERS TO THE CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TRANSPORTED TO AN  EMER-
 GENCY ROOM OR INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

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   (H)  THE  NUMBER OF TIMES A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM WAS THE FIRST RESPONDER
 TO A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND HAD TO REQUEST DEPLOYMENT OF LAW  ENFORCE-
 MENT,  INCLUDING  THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST, AND THE OUTCOME OF THE LAW
 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE; AND
   (I)  THE  AGE, GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND HIGH RISK
 CATEGORY OR THE INDIVIDUAL, IF REASONABLY ASCERTAINABLE, OF  INDIVIDUALS
 CONTACTED,  TRANSPORTED,  OR  TRANSFERRED BY EACH MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE
 UNIT.
   3.  THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF
 ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON  OR  BY
 DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE AND ANNUALLY THEREAFT-
 ER, REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF REPORTING METRICS TO THE  GOVER-
 NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY.
   § 342.  ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES FOR SYSTEM COSTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE
 OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A 9-8-8
 TRUST FUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING AND MAINTAINING A 9-8-8  SUICIDE
 PREVENTION  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISIS  SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL
 SUICIDE HOTLINE DESIGNATION ACT OF 2020 AND THE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS
 COMMISSION'S  RULES  ADOPTED  JULY  SIXTEENTH,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND
 NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CRISIS CARE.
   2. (A) THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF:
   (I) MONIES FROM A 9-8-8 FEE ASSESSED  ON  USERS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   (II) APPROPRIATIONS, IF ANY;
   (III) GRANTS AND GIFTS INTENDED FOR DEPOSIT IN THE FUND;
   (IV) INTEREST, PREMIUMS, GAINS, OR OTHER EARNINGS ON THE FUND; AND
   (V) ANY OTHER MONIES THAT ARE DEPOSITED IN OR TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND.
   (B) MONIES IN THE FUND:
   (I)  DO  NOT REVERT AT THE END OF ANY FISCAL YEAR AND REMAIN AVAILABLE
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND IN SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS;
   (II) ARE NOT SUBJECT TO TRANSFER TO ANY OTHER  FUND  OR  TO  TRANSFER,
 ASSESSMENT,  OR  REASSESSMENT  FOR  ANY  OTHER USE OR PURPOSE OUTSIDE OF
 THOSE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION; AND
   (III) ARE CONTINUOUSLY DEDICATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SHALL
 SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT OF FUND DEPOSITS AND EXPENDITURES INTO THE 9-8-8
 TRUST FUND, TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,  THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY
 LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
 COMMISSION.
   § 343. APPLICATION; LIMITATIONS; EXEMPTIONS. 1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 PUBLIC SERVICE, CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINE DESIGNATION
 ACT  OF  2020, SHALL ESTABLISH A MONTHLY 9-8-8 FEE ON EACH RESIDENT THAT
 IS A SUBSCRIBER OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE OR VOICE OVER INTERNET
 PROTOCOL SERVICE, AS DEFINED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS  CHAP-
 TER AT A FIXED RATE THAT PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION, OPERATION, AND MAIN-
 TENANCE  OF  A  9-8-8 SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SYSTEM
 AND THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT  TO  FEDERAL  GUIDELINES
 FOR CRISIS SERVICES.

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   2.  THE  9-8-8  FEE  SHALL  NOT BE APPLIED TO MOBILE SERVICE USERS WHO
 RECEIVE BENEFITS UNDER THE FEDERAL LIFELINE PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN 47 CFR
 54.401.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.