Assembly Bill A8711

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Repeals article 6-B of the county law; and relates to a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7850 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8711 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7850
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 6-B, County L (as proposed in S.6194-B & A.7177-B)

2021-A8711 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health, in consultation with the commissioner and the office of addiction services and supports to submit a report that details the resources necessary to make the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, otherwise known as the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, available, operational, and effective across the state.

2021-A8711 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8711
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to repeal article 6-B of the county law; and  in  relation  to  a
   9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Article 6-B of the county law, as added by a chapter of the
 laws of 2021, amending the  county  law  relating  to  a  9-8-8  suicide
 prevention  and  mental  health  crisis  hotline  system, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 6194-B and A. 7177-B, is REPEALED.
   § 2. The commissioner of the office of mental health, in  consultation
 with the commissioner and the office of addiction services and supports,
 shall  submit  a report that details the resources necessary to make the
 National Suicide Prevention  Lifeline,  otherwise  known  as  the  9-8-8
 suicide  prevention  and mental health crisis hotline system, available,
 operational, and effective across the state. Such report  shall  address
 the following:
   1.  The assurance of twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week state-
 wide coverage by National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Centers;
   2. Strategies for identifying and supporting funding streams  to  meet
 the projected increase in volume;
   3. Mechanisms relating to increasing and sustaining capacity for call,
 chat,  text  and  follow-up  at the centers including workforce capacity
 building and training;
   4. Proposed operational, clinical and performance standards, including
 identifying reporting metrics on usage, services  and  impact,  for  all
 Lifeline call centers to be reported annually;
   5.  Proposed  linguistically  and  culturally  competent care training
 standards for all Lifeline call centers;
   6. Multi-stakeholder input through a 9-8-8 Implementation Coalition;
   7. Systems to maintain local resource and referral listings,  as  well
 as assure linkages to local community crisis services;
   8.  Follow-up services for individuals who contact 9-8-8 through call,
 text, and chat based on Lifeline best practices and guidelines; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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