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NY A04971
Bill
Status
2/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Eric Brown
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AI Summary
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Establishes a mental home health care services program for aging individuals administered jointly by the Office of Mental Health commissioner and State Office for the Aging director.
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Provides up to five mental home health assessments, services, and visits annually at no cost to individuals for acute crisis response, mental health assessment, or initiation of long-term care.
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Requires the offices to contract with a vendor through competitive bidding to create or use an existing website or web-based application as a portal for the program by August 1, 2024.
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Addresses mental health needs among aging populations including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and serves individuals without access to in-person mental health professionals.
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health and the director of the state office for the aging shall establish a mental home health services program for the aging to facilitate access to mental home health services to respond to identified mental health needs, including those needs that may have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the aging or families that may not have access to mental health professionals in-person; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to mental health
1/3/2024