STATE OF NEW YORK
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4496
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, LUPARDO, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, SCHROEDER,
WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to enact the "behavioral health and long-term care act" providing
for the establishment of a behavioral health and long-term care plan
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 the "behavioral health and long-term care act".
3 § 2. The behavioral health and long-term care plan. 1. The commis-
4 sioner of mental health, in conjunction with the commissioner of health,
5 the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services and the
6 director of the office for the aging, shall develop and monitor the
7 implementation of a behavioral health and long-term care plan. A subcom-
8 mittee may be established through the interagency geriatric mental
9 health and chemical dependency planning council to assist in the devel-
10 opment of such plan.
11 (a) The behavioral health and long-term care plan shall include, but
12 not be limited to:
13 (i) Coordination of provider services and interagency referrals of
14 persons with a mental illness and/or chemical dependence, as defined in
15 section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, other than and in addition to
16 dementia, who are in or who may be in need of long-term care,
17 (ii) Recommendations for integrating and coordinating federal, state
18 and local funding sources for behavioral health and long-term care,
19 (iii) Recommendations for facilitating research on best practices and
20 model programs, and the dissemination of such information,
21 (iv) An increase in alternatives to nursing homes for adults with
22 mental illness and/or chemical dependence who also need long-term care,
23 and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (v) Support services for family caregivers who assist adults with
2 mental illness and/or chemical dependence who also need long-term care
3 in the community rather than in institutions such as adult homes, nurs-
4 ing homes or psychiatric inpatient units.
5 (b) The behavioral health and long-term care plan shall provide for
6 specific actions to be taken for its implementation, the number of
7 people to be served, measurable phases for the implementation, and a
8 time schedule for the achievement of such phases.
9 (c) The provisions of the behavioral health and long-term care plan
10 shall be included in the statewide comprehensive plan of services for
11 the mentally disabled pursuant to section 5.07 of the mental hygiene
12 law.
13 2. On or before October 1, 2013, the commissioner of mental health
14 shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary president of the
15 senate, and the speaker of the assembly. On or before October 1, 2014,
16 and annually until 2021, the commissioner of mental health shall submit
17 a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the
18 speaker of the assembly regarding the implementation of the plan includ-
19 ing the number of people served and other measurable outcomes.
20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.
