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NY S05035
Bill
Status
6/3/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Parker
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 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 service providers to submit monthly reports to the Office of Mental Health listing applicants, admitted individuals, denials, and withdrawals.
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Mandates that county community-based agencies provide names of assessed individuals with mental illness who meet eligibility criteria for OMH-funded or licensed housing programs.
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Directs the Commissioner to establish policies, procedures, and electronic submission systems while protecting applicant confidentiality and providing individuals access to their personal waiting list information.
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Requires annual written reports (beginning January 1, 2024, then monthly thereafter) to the Governor and legislative committees detailing waiting list statistics by county, residential service categories, 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
3/2/2022