Senate Bill S6194

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system

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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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2021-S6194 - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6-B §§340 & 341, County L

2021-S6194 - Summary

Establishes a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system; provides crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals accessing the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.

2021-S6194 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6194 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6194
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 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.
                                                            LBD10757-04-1
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6194A - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6-B §§340 & 341, County L

2021-S6194A - Summary

Establishes a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system; provides crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals accessing the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.

2021-S6194A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6194A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6194--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BROUK, HARCKHAM, BENJAMIN, BROOKS, HELMING -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Local  Government -- committee discharged and said bill
   committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabil-
   ities -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the county law, the tax law and the state finance 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.
   § 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" 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, AND CRISIS RECEIVING AND  STABILIZATION
 SERVICES  AND  OTHER  MENTAL HEALTH CRISES SERVICES THROUGH THE NATIONAL
 SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10757-09-1

              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6194B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6-B §§340 & 341, County L

2021-S6194B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system; provides crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals accessing the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.

2021-S6194B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6194B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6194--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BROUK, HARCKHAM, BENJAMIN, BROOKS, HELMING -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Local  Government -- committee discharged and said bill
   committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabil-
   ities -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- 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.
   § 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10757-12-1

              

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