Bill Text: NY A03790 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3790 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs local government units providing services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities to create a single point of access system.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to mental health [A03790 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03790-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          3790
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 31, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Mental Health
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  directing  local
          government units providing services to individuals with mental illness
          or  developmental  disabilities  to  create  a  single point of access
          system
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1.  Subdivision (a) of section 41.13 of the mental hygiene law
     2  is amended by adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows:
     3    17.  create,  direct  and exercise supervisory authority over a single
     4  point  of  access  system  to  facilitate  entry  to  care  coordination
     5  services,  residential  placement,  rehabilitative  services,  and other
     6  services for high need adults and children. The single point  of  access
     7  system  may  be  operated  either individually by the local governmental
     8  unit or collectively in cooperation with one or more other local govern-
     9  mental units. Separate single point of access systems may be established
    10  in order to address the needs of a targeted population based on criteria
    11  including, but not  limited  to,  age,  disability,  veteran  status  or
    12  specific service need such as housing or care coordination. Single point
    13  of access systems shall have the power to:
    14    (i)  receive  referrals  of  all  persons  with a mental disability as
    15  defined in section 1.03 of this chapter who are  identified  as  a  high
    16  need person by the commissioner;
    17    (ii)  receive  referrals  regardless of age, ability to pay, or health
    18  insurance status;
    19    (iii) require the cooperation of providers of care coordination, hous-
    20  ing, health care, and managed care operating within the jurisdiction  of
    21  the  local  governmental unit to determine the appropriate level of care
    22  and service delivery for designated high need persons.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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