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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to mental health |
Feb 01, 2021 | referred to mental health |
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Jo Anne Simon
A4303 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5035
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7.15, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S184
2011-2012: S3427
2013-2014: S3248
2015-2016: A6330, S1399
2017-2018: A5874, S3400
2019-2020: A5186, S4749
2023-2024: A316, S6042
A4303 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system; directs each provider of housing services in the office of mental health system to provide, on a monthly basis, the office of mental health with a list of each person referred to, admitted to, applying for, withdrawing an application for and denied admission to housing provided by such provider; requires the community-based agency performing assessments of persons with a documented mental illness to provide the office with the names of such who have been assessed and who meet the eligibility criteria for the array of funded and/or licensed housing programs; requires such office to publish such waiting lists on a monthly basis.
A4303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4303 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment of community housing waiting lists for adults within the office of mental health service system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.15 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding three new subdivisions (c), (d) and (e) to read as follows: (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY HOUSING WAITING LIST FOR ADULTS SEEKING HOUSING SERVICES IN THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "COMMUNITY HOUSING WAITING LIST" SHALL MEAN AN UNDUPLICATED LIST OR ROSTER OF ADULTS WITH A DOCUMENTED MENTAL ILLNESS WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITE- RIA FOR THE ARRAY OF OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH FUNDED AND/OR LICENSED HOUSING PROGRAMS WHO HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO OR APPLIED FOR BUT NOT YET RECEIVED SUPPORTED, SUPPORTIVE, SUPERVISED OR CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES IN THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PROVIDER OF HOUSING SERVICES" SHALL INCLUDE EVERY HOLDER OF AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR EVERY HOUSING PROGRAM FUNDED, OPERATED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE INCLUDING ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING REFERRAL SYSTEM AND EACH SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY OFFICE, OPERATED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "AGENCY OR INSTITUTION" SHALL INCLUDE ADULT HOMES, NURSING HOMES, FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS, HOME- LESS SHELTERS, STATE PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS, HOSPITALS, CORRECTIONAL FACIL- ITIES AND OTHER REFERRING ENTITIES. EACH MONTH, EACH PROVIDER OF HOUSING SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE TO THE OFFICE THE NAME OF EACH PERSON WHO IS REFERRED TO, APPLIES FOR, IS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.