Assembly Bill A6471

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to reviewing suicide prevention programs periodically

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  • 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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2019-A6471 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2403
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6761

2019-A6471 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reviewing suicide prevention programs periodically and making recommendations regarding cultural and linguistic competency and best practices for screening and interventions aimed at addressing suicide risk factors for minority groups and other underrepresented populations.

2019-A6471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6471
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reviewing suicide
   prevention programs periodically
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  THE  OFFICE SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
 ESTABLISHED, LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR FUNDED BY THE OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT
 THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF  SUICIDE  ARE  BEING  MET  AND  MAKE
 RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SUCH PROGRAMS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED  TO:  (1) CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY; AND (2) BEST PRAC-
 TICES FOR SCREENING AND INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT ADDRESSING  SUICIDE  RISK
 FACTORS FOR MINORITY GROUPS AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08779-01-9

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