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                                   3861
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and chapter 568 of  the  laws  of
   2005,  amending the mental hygiene law relating to enacting the geria-
   tric mental health act, in relation to mental  health  care,  chemical
   dependence  and compulsive gambling services for the elderly under the
   geriatric service demonstration program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.41 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter
 568 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 § 7.41 Geriatric service demonstration program.
   (a)  The  office  shall  establish  a  geriatric service demonstration
 program to provide grants, within appropriations therefor, to  providers
 of mental health care, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE SERVICES, COMPULSIVE GAMBLING
 SERVICES,  OR  ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, to the elderly, INCLUDING ORGAN-
 IZATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH  AND  AGING  SERVICES  AS  WELL  AS  MENTAL
 HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE, AND COMPULSIVE GAMBLING ORGANIZATIONS. Such
 program  shall  be  administered  by  the office in cooperation with THE
 OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, the state office  for
 the aging and such other state agencies as the commissioner shall deter-
 mine are necessary for the operation of the program.
   (b)  Grants may be awarded by the office to providers of care to older
 adults with mental disabilities, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE, COMPULSIVE  GAMBL-
 ING,  OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, for the purposes which may include one
 or more of the following:
   (1) Community integration. Programs which  enable  older  adults  with
 mental  disabilities  OR OLDER ADULTS SUFFERING FROM CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE
 OR COMPULSIVE GAMBLING to age SAFELY in the community  and  prevent  the
 unnecessary use of institutional care;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (2)  Improved  quality  of  treatment. Programs for older adults which
 improve the quality  of  mental  health  care,  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCE  OR
 COMPULSIVE  GAMBLING SERVICES in the community OR IN RESIDENTIAL FACILI-
 TIES;
   (3)  Integration  of  services. Programs which integrate mental health
 and  aging  services  with  alcohol,  drug,  health  and  other  support
 services;
   (4) Workforce. Programs which make more efficient use of mental health
 [and],  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCE,  COMPULSIVE  GAMBLING,  health  AND  AGING
 SERVICES professionals by developing alternative service roles for para-
 professionals and volunteers, including peers, and programs more  effec-
 tive   in  recruitment  and  retention  of  bi-lingual,  bi-cultural  or
 culturally competent staff;
   (5) Family support. Programs which provide support for family caregiv-
 ers, to include the provision of care to older adults by younger  family
 members and by older adults to younger family members;
   (6)  Finance. Programs which have developed and implemented innovative
 financing methodologies to support the delivery of best practices;
   (7) Specialized populations. Programs which  concentrate  on  outreach
 to,  engagement  of  and  effective  treatment of cultural minorities OR
 VETERANS AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW;
   (8) Information clearinghouse. Programs which compile, distribute  and
 make available information on clinical developments, program innovations
 and  policy  developments  which  improve  the care to older adults with
 mental disabilities OR SUFFERING FROM CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE OR  COMPULSIVE
 GAMBLING; and
   (9) Staff training. Programs which offer on-going training initiatives
 including  improved  clinical and cultural skills, evidence based geria-
 tric mental health, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE AND COMPULSIVE  GAMBLING  TREAT-
 MENT skills, and the identification and management of mental, behavioral
 and substance abuse disorders among older adults.
   (c)  The  commissioner  may  adopt  rules and regulations necessary to
 implement the provisions of this section.
   § 2. Section 3 of chapter 568 of the laws of 2005, amending the mental
 hygiene law relating to enacting the geriatric  mental  health  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  203  of  the  laws  of 2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3. Interagency geriatric mental health and chemical dependence plan-
 ning council. (a) There shall be established  an  interagency  geriatric
 mental  health  and  chemical dependence planning council.  Such council
 shall consist of nineteen members, as follows:
   (1) the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of  alcoholism
 and  substance abuse services, the director of the division of veterans'
 affairs and the director of the state office for the  aging,  who  shall
 serve  as the co-chairs of the council. The adjutant general shall serve
 as an ex-officio member of the council;
   (2) one member appointed by the commissioner  of  [mental  retardation
 and]  THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH developmental disabilities to represent
 the office [of mental retardation and]  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  developmental
 disabilities;
   (3)  one  member  appointed by the chairman of the state commission on
 quality of care and advocacy for persons with disabilities to  represent
 such commission;
   (4)  one  member  appointed by the commissioner of health to represent
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   (5) one member appointed by the commissioner of education to represent
 the education department and the board of regents;
   (6)  one  member  appointed by the commissioner of children and family
 services to represent the office of  children  and  family  services  on
 issues relating to adult protective services;
   (7) one member appointed by the commissioner of temporary and disabil-
 ity  assistance  to  represent  the  office  of temporary and disability
 assistance;
   (8) four members appointed by the governor; and
   (9) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate and
 two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly  to  represent  any
 other  organizations  which  serve  or  advocate  on  behalf  of elderly
 persons.
   (b) The members of the council shall serve at the  pleasure  of  their
 appointing authority.
   (c)  The  council  shall meet as often as necessary, but not less than
 four times per calendar year, to develop annual recommendations,  to  be
 submitted  to  the  commissioner  of  mental health, the commissioner of
 alcoholism and substance abuse services, the director of the division of
 veterans' affairs, the adjutant general and the director  of  the  state
 office  for  the  aging,  regarding geriatric mental health and chemical
 dependence needs. Such recommendations may address issues which include:
 community  integration,  quality  improvement,  integration  of   mental
 health, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE, COMPULSIVE GAMBLING, HEALTH, AGING AND SUCH
 RELEVANT  services [with services to address alcoholism, drug abuse, and
 health care needs,] AS APPROPRIATE; AND  workforce  development,  family
 support and finance.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.