NY A00137

Expands the definition of "likely to result in serious harm" to include psychiatric harm and substantial inability to meet basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, not just physical harm from suicide attempts or violence

Allows qualified clinical examiners (psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed psychologists, and clinical social workers) to perform psychiatric evaluations and certifications for involuntary admissions, in addition to physicians

Requires clinical determinations of risk to consider the person's behavioral history, current ability to adhere to outpatient treatment, and expected long-term health impacts of untreated mental illness

Streamlines assisted outpatient treatment (Kendra's Law) by setting standard one-year order periods, expanding who can petition (adding domestic partners and cohabitants), and allowing physician testimony via videoconference with consent or good cause

Mandates psychiatric inpatient facilities screen patients for assisted outpatient treatment eligibility before discharge and report quarterly statistics to the Office of Mental Health

Authorizes trained clinical staff at adult care facilities to request transport of mentally ill residents to hospitals for evaluation when they pose a risk of serious harm