Senate Bill S9787

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for definitions of mental health and family and youth peer and requires the office of mental health establish peer service qualification programs

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Current Bill Status Via A7395 - 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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2023-S9787 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7395
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7.03 & 7.07, Ment Hyg L

2023-S9787 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for definitions of mental health and family and youth peer advocates and requires the office of mental health to establish peer service qualification programs.

2023-S9787 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9787
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BROUK -- (at request of the Office of Mental Health)
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  providing  defi-
   nitions  of  mental  health and family and youth peer and requires the
   office of  mental  health  to  establish  peer  service  qualification
   programs

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 six new subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   3. "MENTAL HEALTH PEER" OR "MHP" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH LIVED-EXPER-
 IENCE WHO IS ACTIVELY IN RECOVERY FROM A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND HAS
 SELF-DISCLOSED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY.
   4. "FAMILY PEER ADVOCATE" OR "FPA" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH  LIVED-EX-
 PERIENCE  AS THE BIOLOGICAL, FOSTER, OR ADOPTIVE PARENT OR PRIMARY CARE-
 GIVER OF A CHILD OR YOUTH WITH A SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL,  BEHAVIORAL,  MENTAL
 HEALTH, OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
   5. "YOUTH PEER ADVOCATE" OR "YPA" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SELF-IDENTI-
 FIES  AS  A  PERSON WITH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR
 CO-OCCURRING BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AS A YOUNG  PERSON  OR  HAS  RECEIVED
 SERVICES IN ANY ONE OF THE CHILD-SERVING SYSTEMS OR PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO
 THIS CHAPTER.
   6.  "NEW  YORK  STATE  CERTIFIED  PEER  SPECIALIST" OR "NYCPS" MEANS A
 MENTAL HEALTH PEER WHO HAS SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND HOLDS  A  CREDENTIAL
 FROM A CERTIFYING AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   7.  "CREDENTIALED  FAMILY PEER ADVOCATE" OR "CFPA" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL
 VERIFIED TO HAVE MET THE CRITERIA FOR A FAMILY PEER ADVOCATE AS  DEFINED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION AND WHO HOLDS A CREDENTIAL FROM A
 CERTIFYING AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   8. "CREDENTIALED YOUTH PEER ADVOCATE" OR "CYPA"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL
 VERIFIED  TO  HAVE MET THE CRITERIA FOR A YOUTH PEER ADVOCATE AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION AND WHO HOLDS A  CREDENTIAL  FROM  A
 CERTIFYING AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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