Relates to establishing integrated community mental health clinics to provide services to address mental health issues, anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2054
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 18, 2023
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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:
1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
2 41.59 to read as follows:
3 § 41.59 Integrated community mental health clinics.
4 (a) The commissioner is authorized, within appropriations made there-
5 for, to establish integrated community mental health clinics.
6 (b) The commissioner shall establish standards for the operation and
7 funding of such clinics, including but not limited to:
8 1. guidelines for integrated services to address mental health issues,
9 anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues;
10 2. periodic evaluation of services provided by such clinics;
11 3. staffing patterns for such clinics; and
12 4. guidelines for determining state aid to such clinics.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
16 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
17 on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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