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NY A04303
Bill
Status
2/1/2021
Primary Sponsor
Latrice Walker
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AI Summary
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Establishes a statewide community housing waiting list for adults with documented mental illness seeking housing services through the Office of Mental Health.
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Requires housing providers, referring agencies, and county assessment agencies to submit monthly reports to the Office of Mental Health on applicants, admissions, denials, and withdrawals for housing programs.
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Mandates the Office of Mental Health create policies and procedures allowing applicants and providers to submit information electronically while maintaining confidentiality and providing individuals written copies of their information.
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Requires the commissioner to consolidate all existing local and state waiting lists and track the date each person was first placed on a waiting list.
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Requires annual reports (beginning January 1, 2024) submitted to the governor and legislative committees detailing waiting list numbers by county, service category, months waiting, vacancy rates, and efforts to reduce wait times.
Legislative Description
Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system; directs each provider of housing services in the office of mental health system to provide, on a monthly basis, the office of mental health with a list of each person referred to, admitted to, applying for, withdrawing an application for and denied admission to housing provided by such provider; requires the community-based agency performing assessments of persons with a documented mental illness to provide the office with the names of such who have been assessed and who meet the eligibility criteria for the array of funded and/or licensed housing programs; requires such office to publish such waiting lists on a monthly basis.
Last Action
referred to mental health
1/5/2022