Requires the office of mental health in consultation with the department of health, the office for people with developmental disabilities, and the office of addiction services and supports to prepare and issue a report bi-annually regarding integrated service providers statewide.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4351
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 3, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 requiring a
report on the delivery of integrated service providers statewide
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
3 (i) The office of mental health in consultation with the department of
4 health, the office for people with developmental disabilities, and the
5 office of addiction services and supports, shall prepare and issue a
6 report no later than January first, two thousand twenty-two and bi-annu-
7 ally thereafter, to the governor and the legislature on the delivery of
8 integrated services pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public
9 health law, and article sixteen, article thirty-one, and article thir-
10 ty-two of this chapter. The report shall include but not be limited to
11 the following information related to each integrated service provider
12 statewide and by county:
13 (1) the location of each provider, the type of integrated care model,
14 and the approving state licensing agency;
15 (2) the objectives and scope of each program;
16 (3) the most frequent physical health, behavioral health, and social
17 services needs of those patients receiving care and any additional
18 services which required a referral to an outside program;
19 (4) the number and type of providers which are currently or recently
20 were seeking approval to be an integrated service provider and the
21 outcome of their application, including the reasons why a provider's
22 application was denied;
23 (5) information regarding the effectiveness and efficacy of the inte-
24 grated care services program in relation to its goals and quality assur-
25 ance plan; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (6) any identified quality improvement opportunities with respect to
2 patient concerns and complaints, changes in regulatory requirements, and
3 any recommendations and plans for improvement in its services to
4 patients, as well as recommend changes in its policies and procedures.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
