| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 |
committed to rules |
| May 27, 2025 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 22, 2025 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 21, 2025 |
1st report cal.1272 |
| Mar 21, 2025 |
referred to mental health |
Senate Bill S6730
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
2025-S6730 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S6730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6730
SPONSOR: JACKSON
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing
integrated community mental health clinics
PURPOSE:
To establish integrated mental health clinics.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Mental Hygiene Law to add a new Section 41.59 that
creates integrated community mental health clinics.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S6730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6730
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 21, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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
integrated community mental health clinics
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
41.59 to read as follows:
§ 41.59 INTEGRATED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS.
(A) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN APPROPRIATIONS MADE THERE-
FOR, TO ESTABLISH INTEGRATED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS.
(B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION AND
FUNDING OF SUCH CLINICS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
1. GUIDELINES FOR INTEGRATED SERVICES TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES,
ANGER MANAGEMENT ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND ISOLATION ISSUES;
2. PERIODIC EVALUATION OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUCH CLINICS;
3. STAFFING PATTERNS FOR SUCH CLINICS; AND
4. GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING STATE AID TO SUCH CLINICS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08637-01-5
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