Bill Text: NY A07564 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to requiring a written report on plans and programs related to the prevention of suicide.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-12-12 - signed chap.626 [A07564 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07564-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7564--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FERNANDEZ, McDONALD, SAYEGH, DICKENS, M. G. MILL- ER, REYES, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring a writ- ten report on plans and programs related to the prevention of suicide The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law, 2 as added by chapter 381 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 (g) The office of mental health shall have the responsibility for 5 assuring the development of plans, programs, and services in the areas 6 of research and prevention of suicide, to reduce suicidal behavior and 7 suicide through consultation, training, implementation of evidence-based 8 practices, and use of suicide surveillance data. Such plans, programs, 9 and services shall consider the unique needs of differing demographic 10 groups and the impact of gender, race and ethnicity, and cultural and 11 language needs. Such plans, programs, and services shall be developed in 12 cooperation with other agencies and departments of the state, local 13 governments, community organizations and entities, or other organiza- 14 tions and individuals. The office shall prepare and submit a written 15 report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and temporary pres- 16 ident of the senate that sets forth the progress of the office in the 17 development of such plans, programs, and services by December first, two 18 thousand nineteen, and biennially thereafter. In addition to delineating 19 the progress the office has made, such report shall also include infor- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11447-03-9A. 7564--B 2 1 mation on specific suicide prevention services and program initiatives 2 developed and implemented to address the needs of high risk minority 3 groups or special populations, including but not limited to latina and 4 latino adolescents, black youth, individuals residing in rural communi- 5 ties, veterans, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 6 community, and any other group deemed high risk or underserved by the 7 office. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
