Senate Bill S7889

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of mental health to issue a review and report regarding certain facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7889 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5.05, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1901
2019-2020: S2384
2021-2022: S5825
2023-2024: S2899

2015-S7889 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of mental health to review all proposals by an agency to provide new services at a new facility, expand the size of existing facilities or change the type of services that are provided at facilities within a city of one million or more; provides a definition for the types of facilities subject to such review; and directs the commissioner of mental health to issue a report regarding such review.

2015-S7889 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7889

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  directing  the
  commissioner  of  mental health to issue a review and report regarding
  certain facilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 5.05 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (f) to read as follows:
  (F)  (1)  THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE OFFICE
FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THE OFFICE OF  ALCOHOLISM
AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES SHALL, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT  OF  HOMELESS  SERVICES  AND  THE
CHAIR  AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORI-
TY, REVIEW ALL PROPOSALS  BY  AN  AGENCY  REQUESTING  TO  ENTER  INTO  A
CONTRACT OR SIMILAR AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT A NEW LOCATION AS A
SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITY, TO EXPAND THE SIZE OF A SOCIAL SERVICES FACIL-
ITY,  OR  TO  CHANGE  THE TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT A SOCIAL SERVICES
FACILITY, WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
  (2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A "SOCIAL SERVICES  FACILITY"
SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  A.  ACS PLACEMENT FACILITIES. "ACS PLACEMENT FACILITIES" MEANS FACILI-
TIES, CERTIFIED BY THE NEW YORK STATE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
SERVICES, FOR THE CARE OF YOUTH PLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE
OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, MANAGED DIRECTLY BY THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES OR UNDER CONTRACT OR SIMILAR AGREEMENT WITH  THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
  B.  CITY-ADMINISTERED FACILITIES, "CITY-ADMINISTERED FACILITIES" MEANS
HOTELS,  SHELTERS  AND  OTHER  ACCOMMODATIONS  OR  ASSOCIATED  SERVICES,
MANAGED BY OR PROVIDED UNDER CONTRACT OR SIMILAR AGREEMENT WITH ANY CITY
AGENCY, PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHO NEED TEMPORARY EMERGENCY
HOUSING OR ASSISTANCE FINDING OR MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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