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S07377 Summary:

BILL NOS07377B
 
SAME ASSAME AS A04878-C
 
SPONSORBROUK
 
COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, JACKSON, RIVERA
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L
 
Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses pursuant to a statewide implementation plan developed by the office of mental health.
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S07377 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7377--B
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 11, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  BROUK,  JACKSON, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Mental
          Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported  favorably  from
          said  committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment
          of mental health clubhouses
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
     2  7.49 to read as follows:
     3  § 7.49 Mental health clubhouses.
     4    (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section,  the  term  "mental
     5  health clubhouse" or "clubhouse" means a facility that:
     6    1.  is  accredited  or  is in the process of becoming accredited, by a
     7  recognized body or bodies approved by the office;
     8    2. addresses psychosocial deficits and social determinants of health;
     9    3. uses a therapeutic approach that emphasizes purposeful  engagement,
    10  relationship  development,  and  mutual  support for people with serious
    11  mental illness;
    12    4. has members and program staff work side by side to build and manage
    13  a non-clinical therapeutic community;
    14    5. offers members a community-based  rehabilitative  environment  that
    15  both  addresses  psychosocial needs of people living with serious mental
    16  illness and provides structures that offer support in natural, community
    17  environments;
    18    6. offers support services for  employment,  education,  health  care,
    19  housing,  and  other  services  to broadly address health-related social
    20  care needs;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08603-09-5

        S. 7377--B                          2
 
     1    7. is an essential part of the continuum of care and works  in  tandem
     2  with other medical and behavioral health services;
     3    8. relies on the restorative power of work and work-mediated relation-
     4  ships  to  build a firm foundation for growth and individual achievement
     5  for members;
     6    9. emphasizes strengths-based teamwork and opportunities to contribute
     7  to operations through a work-ordered day; and
     8    10. offers social and community-based  recreational  opportunities  to
     9  contribute to a member's path and success in recovery.
    10    (b)  Mental  health  clubhouses; establishment. 1. Clubhouses shall be
    11  established within reasonable proximity  to  public  transportation,  if
    12  practicable.  If  feasible and within available resources, virtual club-
    13  house programming shall be implemented by  an  accredited  clubhouse  to
    14  ensure  accessibility  to  clubhouse  support services in rural areas or
    15  other parts of the state without access to a physical clubhouse.
    16    2. The office shall develop a statewide  implementation  plan  through
    17  technical  advising  and  consultation  with  established  clubhouses to
    18  assist with the accreditation process for any clubhouse in the state and
    19  with implementation of the provisions under this section within one year
    20  of the effective date of this article.
    21    (c) Operational standards and core services. Membership of  clubhouses
    22  shall be:
    23    1.  voluntary, free of cost, and open to any individual with a history
    24  of serious mental illness; and
    25    2. shall receive accreditation  or  be  in  the  process  of  becoming
    26  accredited  within  the  first  three years of operation by a recognized
    27  body.
    28    (d) Oversight, compliance, and  reporting.  1.  Each  clubhouse  shall
    29  submit a comprehensive report every two years to the office detailing:
    30    (i)  clubhouse active membership statistics and daily service utiliza-
    31  tion;
    32    (ii) employment placements and workforce development outcomes;
    33    (iii) housing placements and homelessness prevention efforts; and
    34    (iv) crisis intervention cases and emergency responses.
    35    2. The office shall conduct  biennial  audits  of  all  clubhouses  to
    36  ensure  compliance with regulations promulgated by the office consistent
    37  with this section and shall  be  research-based,  utilizing  information
    38  from  sources with expertise in the operation and the accreditation of a
    39  clubhouse.
    40    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    41  have become a law.
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