Assembly Actions -
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Sep 04, 2012 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to mental health |
Feb 03, 2011 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A4496
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RIVERA P
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Ellen C. Jaffee
Mark J.F. Schroeder
multi-Sponsors
Vanessa Gibson
Earlene Hooper
Audrey Pheffer
Michelle Schimel
2011-A4496 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4496 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4496 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, LUPARDO, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, SCHROEDER, WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to enact the "behavioral health and long-term care act" providing for the establishment of a behavioral health and long-term care plan THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "behavioral health and long-term care act". S 2. The behavioral health and long-term care plan. 1. The commis- sioner of mental health, in conjunction with the commissioner of health, the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services and the director of the office for the aging, shall develop and monitor the implementation of a behavioral health and long-term care plan. A subcom- mittee may be established through the interagency geriatric mental health and chemical dependency planning council to assist in the devel- opment of such plan. (a) The behavioral health and long-term care plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) Coordination of provider services and interagency referrals of persons with a mental illness and/or chemical dependence, as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, other than and in addition to dementia, who are in or who may be in need of long-term care, (ii) Recommendations for integrating and coordinating federal, state and local funding sources for behavioral health and long-term care, (iii) Recommendations for facilitating research on best practices and model programs, and the dissemination of such information, (iv) An increase in alternatives to nursing homes for adults with mental illness and/or chemical dependence who also need long-term care, and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00245-01-1
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