Assembly Bill A9285

                             
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                                   9285
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 10, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   statewide  reporting  and integration program for public mental health
   service providers
 
   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 "mental health integration for networked data (MIND) act".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds  that  the
 effective  treatment  and  coordination of mental health services across
 the state of New York requires a centralized, secure,  and  standardized
 framework  for the collection, integration, and sharing of mental health
 data. The office of mental health currently  administers  data  systems,
 including  the  psychiatric  services and clinical knowledge enhancement
 system (PSYCKES), which facilitate such integration and support improved
 outcomes, accountability, and provider coordination. It is the intent of
 the legislature to expand and standardize  the  use  of  such  platforms
 across counties and local mental health systems statewide.
   § 3. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 5.10 to
 read as follows:
 § 5.10 STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH DATA INTEGRATION AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK.
   (A)  THE  OFFICE  OF  MENTAL  HEALTH  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND MAINTAIN A
 CENTRALIZED MENTAL HEALTH DATA REPORTING AND INTEGRATION PLATFORM TO  BE
 UTILIZED  BY  ALL  STATE-OPERATED  AND COUNTY-ADMINISTERED MENTAL HEALTH
 PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ALL PROVIDERS LICENSED OR FUNDED BY THE  STATE  FOR
 THE  PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SUCH SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FUNCTIONALITY CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE PSYCHIAT-
 RIC SERVICES AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (PSYCKES), OR ITS
 SUCCESSOR SYSTEM AS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B) ALL COVERED ENTITIES SHALL REPORT MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED INCIDENTS,
 TREATMENT UTILIZATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
 AND PROTOCOLS DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE OFFICE SHALL
 PROMULGATE SUCH STANDARDS THROUGH REGULATION WITHIN ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY
 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   (C)  SUBJECT  TO APPROPRIATION, FUNDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO COUN-
 TIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND  ELIGIBLE  PROVIDER  ORGANIZATIONS  FOR  COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO:
   (1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES;
   (2) STAFFING AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT;
   (3) SYSTEM UPGRADES AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION;
   (4)  TRAINING  AND  EDUCATION FOR PROVIDER STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS ON
 SYSTEM USE, DATA REPORTING STANDARDS, AND COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES;
   (5) TRAINING ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE  PORTABILITY  AND  ACCOUNTABILITY
 ACT (HIPAA), INCLUDING PRIVACY, CONSENT, AND DATA-SHARING PROTOCOLS; AND
   (6)  PROCEDURES TO ENSURE INFORMED CONSENT FROM INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DATA
 WILL BE ENTERED INTO OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE CENTRALIZED SYSTEM.
   (D) THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL ADMINISTER SUCH FUNDING PURSUANT
 TO GUIDELINES IT SHALL DEVELOP,  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  GRANT  APPLICATION
 PROCEDURES, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
   (E)  THE  OFFICE  OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL PARTICIPATING
 ENTITIES DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE DATA PRIVACY  AND
 CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS, INCLUDING HIPAA, AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING FUND-
 ING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
 subdivision (b) of section 5.10 of the mental hygiene law  as  added  by
 section  three  of  this  act  shall take effect one hundred eighty days
 after such effective date.