Assembly Bill A3657

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the geriatric demonstration program

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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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2021-A3657 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4534
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.41, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6566, S8745
2023-2024: A4308, S5516

2021-A3657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the geriatric demonstration program to promote mental health and home care collaboration; authorizes the commissioner of mental health to identify barriers to participation in the program and make recommendations to address such barriers.

2021-A3657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3657
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  the  geriatric
   service  demonstration  program to promote mental health and home care
   collaboration
 
   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 is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  ON  A  PERIODIC  BASIS,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IDENTIFY BARRIERS
 WHICH MAY PREVENT AN   AUTHORIZED PROVIDER  FROM  PARTICIPATING  IN  THE
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL SHARE THE IDENTIFIED BARRIERS WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  THE  APPROPRIATE  STATE  AGENCY,  AS  WELL AS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO
 ADDRESS SUCH BARRIERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02739-01-1

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