Assembly Bill A8667

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain suicide prevention and mental health services hotlines from being automated

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2019-A8667 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A6005
2023-2024: A3944

2019-A8667 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting any suicide prevention or mental health services hotline operated or sponsored by the state from being automated.

2019-A8667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8667
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law, in relation to prohibiting
   certain suicide prevention and mental health  services  hotlines  from
   being automated
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
   (L) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  PROHIBIT-
 ING ANY SUICIDE PREVENTION OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HOTLINE OPERATED OR
 SPONSORED BY THE STATE FROM BEING AUTOMATED.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13903-01-9

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