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A08014 Summary:

A08014 Actions:

A08014 Committee Votes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH   Chair:Gunther      
DATE:06/04/2019AYE/NAY:12/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Gunther
Aye
Miller
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Richardson
Excused
Santabarbara
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Frontus
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:06/12/2019AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Raia
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Absent
Titus
Excused
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye

A08014 Floor Votes:

A08014 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8014
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 30, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Mental Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reports on  short
          term crisis respite and intensive crisis respite programs
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 1 to read as follows:
     3    (1) For the purposes of this subdivision the following terms shall  be
     4  defined as:
     5    (i)  "short  term  crisis  respite"  shall  mean a short term care and
     6  intervention strategy provided in a site based residential  setting  for
     7  individuals who are: experiencing challenges in daily life that create a
     8  risk  for  escalation of symptoms that cannot be managed in the person's
     9  home and/or community environment; at imminent risk for an escalation of
    10  symptoms and/or a loss of adult role functioning but who do not pose  an
    11  imminent  risk  to the safety of themselves or others; or experiencing a
    12  challenging emotional crisis which the individual is  unable  to  manage
    13  without intensive assistance and support;
    14    (ii)  "intensive  crisis respite" shall mean a short-term, residential
    15  care and clinical intervention strategy for individuals who are facing a
    16  behavioral health crisis, and who are at imminent risk for loss of func-
    17  tional abilities, and  without this level of  care  may  present  safety
    18  concerns for themselves and/or others.
    19    (2) The commissioner shall furnish and issue a report to the governor,
    20  the  speaker  of the assembly, and the temporary president of the senate
    21  no later than one year after the effective date of this  subdivision  on
    22  the following information as it relates to short term crisis respite and
    23  intensive crisis respite programs:
    24    (i)  the number of short term and intensive crisis respite programs in
    25  each county;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13075-01-9
        A. 8014                             2
 
     1    (ii) the number of individuals served  by  short  term  and  intensive
     2  crisis respite programs and in each county each month;
     3    (iii)  the  most  prevalent  factors  for admission of individuals who
     4  received either type of  crisis  respite  service,  including  the  most
     5  prevalent  type of setting an individual was referred from, and the most
     6  prevalent mental health diagnosis for individuals accepted  into  either
     7  type of crisis respite program each month;
     8    (iv)  the percentage of individuals diverted from the use of inpatient
     9  or hospital emergency room care due  to  experiencing  a  mental  health
    10  crisis, for at least thirty days after being discharged from either type
    11  crisis respite program each month;
    12    (v)  types  of  services  provided by a short term or intensive crisis
    13  respite program, including the type of staff and training  required  for
    14  the  provision  of  such  services as well as any additional services or
    15  types of staff and  training  that  may  be  beneficial  to  individuals
    16  receiving such services; and
    17    (vi) identifying parts of the state that would benefit from short term
    18  and/or  intensive  crisis  respite  programs  or  where an expansions of
    19  services would be appropriate.
    20    (3) The commissioner is authorized to request the  assistance  of  any
    21  local  mental  health  programs,  state  agencies,  or  the local mental
    22  hygiene directors, for the purpose of identifying existing short term or
    23  intensive crisis respite programs and  completing  the  report  required
    24  under this subdivision.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.