Senate Bill S5978

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing emergency mental health units

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health Committee


  • 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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2021-S5978 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title B Art 11 §§11.01 - 11.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8597
2023-2024: S7267

2021-S5978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing emergency mental health units; provides for certification of all emergency mental health units, the creation of regional emergency mental health unit councils, and a New York state emergency mental health unit council to develop minimum training standards for certified emergency mental health units and minimum equipment and communication standards for emergency mental health units.

2021-S5978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5978
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  establishing
   emergency mental health units
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Title B of the mental hygiene law is amended  by  adding  a
 new article 11 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 11
                       EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH UNITS
 
 SECTION 11.01 DECLARATION OF POLICY AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
         11.03 DEFINITIONS.
         11.05 NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COUNCIL.
         11.07 REGIONAL EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COUNCILS.
         11.09 EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH UNIT CERTIFICATE.
         11.11 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND THE COMMISSIONER.
 § 11.01 DECLARATION OF POLICY AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
   THE FURNISHING OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE IN AN EMERGENCY IS A MATTER
 OF  VITAL  CONCERN  AFFECTING  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH,  SAFETY AND WELFARE.
 PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH CARE, THE PROVISION  OF  PROMPT  AND
 EFFECTIVE  COMMUNICATION AMONG EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HOSPITALS AND SAFE
 AND EFFECTIVE CARE AND TRANSPORTATION  OF  PERSONS  EXPERIENCING  MENTAL
 HEALTH CRISES ARE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.
   IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY
 AND  WELFARE  BY  PROVIDING  FOR  CERTIFICATION  OF ALL EMERGENCY MENTAL
 HEALTH UNITS; THE CREATION OF  REGIONAL  EMERGENCY  MENTAL  HEALTH  UNIT
 COUNCILS;  AND  A NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COUNCIL TO
 DEVELOP MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH
 UNITS AND MINIMUM EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION  STANDARDS  FOR  EMERGENCY
 MENTAL HEALTH UNITS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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