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                                   7921
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 4, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   support team assisted response pilot program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 7.51 to read as follows:
 § 7.51 SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTED RESPONSE PILOT PROGRAM.
   (A)  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMI-
 NAL JUSTICE SERVICES, COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, NEW YORK  STATE  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  SERVICES  COUNCIL  AND  LOCAL  AUTHORITIES,  SHALL  ESTABLISH A
 SUPPORT TEAM ASSISTED RESPONSE PILOT PROGRAM IN ANY CITY  WITH  A  POPU-
 LATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR MORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY
 RESPONSE SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH,  SUBSTANCE  USE  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC
 HEALTH EMERGENCIES. SUCH PILOT PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I) ESTABLISH A PROCESS WHERE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND EMERGEN-
 CY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS  ARE DISPATCHED BY THE 911 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
 SYSTEM TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CARE, FIRST AID, OR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
 FOR NON-CRIMINAL EMERGENCIES INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  OVERDOSES,
 SUICIDAL INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES, AND
 INTOXICATION;
   (II) ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SUCH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
 AND  EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS TO RESPOND TO SUCH NON-CRIMINAL EMER-
 GENCIES; AND
   (III) COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTE COOPERATION AND  COLLABORATION
 BETWEEN THE OFFICE, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
   (B)  EIGHTEEN  MONTHS  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE  EFFECTIVENESS
 OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09794-01-3
              

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   (I) A REVIEW OF ALL AGENCIES THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AND
 THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING;
   (II)  AN  ANALYSIS  OF  THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES
 INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF TIMES PARTICIPANTS  HAVE  BEEN  DISPATCHED,  THE
 TYPES  OF  EMERGENCY  CALLS,  THE CARE PROVIDED AND THE OUTCOMES OF SUCH
 EMERGENCY CALLS;
   (III) AN ANALYSIS OF ANY LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AND THE  COSTS  ASSOCI-
 ATED WITH SUCH PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT;
   (IV) A PLAN FOR STATEWIDE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM; AND
   (V) ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS THAT MAY
 BE  NEEDED  OR REQUIRED, TO IMPROVE, ENHANCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPAND THE
 PROGRAM AS DETERMINED TO BE APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.