STATE OF NEW YORK
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8778
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
November 25, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, FERNANDEZ,
RIVERA, RAMOS, RODRIGUEZ, DILAN, CRESPO, REYES -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to establish the infrastructure and functions of a 9-8-8 hotline
for a suicide prevention hotline in New York state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The department of public service shall establish a suicide
2 prevention hotline. The infrastructure and functions of the hotline
3 shall (1) provide for 9-8-8 designation, allowing dedicated access for
4 individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts or related mental health
5 episodes and (2) follow those established in contracts through the
6 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
7 § 2. Should additional or expanded capacity be deemed necessary by the
8 department, the state shall consider contracting with 2-1-1 New York for
9 the operation of such hotline as established by this act.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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