Bill Text: NY A05069 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5069 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Appropriates $10,000,000 for services and expenses of the office of mental health and eligible providers providing mental health care to uninsured and indigent individuals.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in ways and means [A05069 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05069-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5069
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 7, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. DiPIETRO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          COOK, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Ways  and
          Means
        AN  ACT  making an appropriation for services and expenses of the office
          of mental health and eligible providers providing mental  health  care
          to uninsured and indigent individuals
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000),  or  so  much
     2  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in
     3  the  general  fund  of  the  state  treasury  to the credit of the state
     4  purposes account not otherwise appropriated for  uncompensated  services
     5  and  expenses  of  the  office  of  mental health and eligible providers
     6  providing mental health care to uninsured and indigent individuals. Such
     7  moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the  comptroller  on
     8  vouchers  certified  or approved by the commissioner of mental health in
     9  the manner prescribed by law.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07628-01-9