Assembly Bill A10139

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a temporary commission to study aging in place in mental health housing

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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-A10139 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9041
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5119, A8989, S5178, S8368

2021-A10139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a temporary commission to study aging in place in mental health housing; provides for the repeal of such commission upon expiration thereof.

2021-A10139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10139
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing a temporary commission to study aging
   in place in mental health housing; and providing  for  the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. A temporary commission shall be established  within  the
 office  of mental health to be known as the mental health housing evalu-
 ation commission for aging in place  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the
 "commission") to make recommendations including, but not limited to, the
 following:
   (a)  solutions for removing barriers to ensure residents of community-
 based mental health housing programs can successfully age in place while
 receiving adequate care;
   (b) identifying policy, procedure, or regulatory changes that  aim  to
 remove  barriers  to  residents of community-based mental health housing
 programs to receive both mental health and medical care,  including  the
 ability  to hire health care professionals, including but not limited to
 nurses and/or health home aides;
   (c) an action plan  for  making  residences  American  Disability  Act
 compliant;
   (d)  necessary  training for residential staff to understand the needs
 of the elderly for which they are providing care; and
   (e) types of assistance to consider  when  transporting  residents  to
 medical appointments and ensuring the proper follow-up occurs.
   2.  The  commission  shall  consist  of nine members as follows: three
 members shall be  appointed  by  the  governor;  two  members  shall  be
 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two members shall be appointed
 by  the temporary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed
 by the minority leader of the senate; and one member shall be  appointed
 by  the minority leader of the assembly. The commission members shall be
 appointed within 60 days after this act shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15613-01-2
              

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