Assembly Bill A2906

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the office of mental health, the office of addiction services and supports and the department of education to create a behavioral health website

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Current 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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2023-A2906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8818
2019-2020: A6033
2021-2022: A5103

2023-A2906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of mental health, office of addiction services and supports and the department of education to create a behavioral health website which shall provide information on various behavioral health issues such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder.

2023-A2906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2906
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT in relation to requiring the office of mental health, the office
   of addiction services and supports and the department of education  to
   create a behavioral health website

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Behavioral health website. 1. The office of mental  health,
 in  conjunction  with  the office of addiction services and supports and
 the department of education shall create and maintain  a  website  which
 shall provide information on behavioral health issues. Such issues shall
 include,  but  shall  not  be  limited to, depression, eating disorders,
 anxiety,  schizophrenia,  post-traumatic  stress  disorder  and  bipolar
 disorder.
   2.  Such behavioral health information, as required by subdivision one
 of this section shall include, but shall not be limited  to,  signs  and
 symptoms of the behavioral health issues and coping mechanisms to assist
 individuals dealing with such behavioral health issues.
   3. The behavioral health website shall maintain a resource guide list-
 ing  contact  information of local behavioral health resources and shall
 be organized by county. Such contact information shall include the name,
 address, telephone number, e-mail address and website, if  any,  of  the
 behavioral health resources.
   ยง  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02022-01-3

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