01 1.PDF Daniels Law

Legislative Bill Drafting Commission IN SENATE____________________________________________________
09400-01-1 Senate introducer's signature

The senators whose names are circled below wish to join me in the sponsorship
of this proposal:
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Senate
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s34 Biaggi s22 Gounardes s24 Lanza s19 Persaud s29 Serrano
s57 Borrello s47 Griffo s11 Liu s13 Ramos s39 Skoufis
IN SENATE--Introduced by Sen
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--read twice and ordered printed,
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and when printed to be committed
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to the Committee on
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Assembly IN ASSEMBLY__________________________________________________
Assembly introducer's signature
-------- The Members of the Assembly whose names are circled below wish to join me in the
multi-sponsorship of this proposal:
IN ASSEMBLY--Introduced by M. of A. a049 Abbate a063 Cusick a075 Gottfried a020 Miller, M. a121 Salka
a092 Abinanti a045 Cymbrowitz a021 Griffin a051 Mitaynes a111 Santabarbara
a031 Anderson a018 Darling a100 Gunther a015 Montesano a090 Sayegh
a122 Angelino a053 Davila a139 Hawley a145 Morinello a099 Schmitt
with M. of A. as co-sponsors a107 Ashby a072 De La Rosa a083 Heastie a065 Niou a076 Seawright
a035 Aubry a003 DeStefano a028 Hevesi a037 Nolan a084 Septimo
a120 Barclay a070 Dickens a128 Hunter a144 Norris a016 Sillitti
a030 Barnwell a054 Dilan a029 Hyndman a069 O'Donnell a052 Simon
a106 Barrett a081 Dinowitz a079 Jackson a091 Otis a114 Simpson
--read once and referred to the a060 Barron a147 DiPietro a104 Jacobson a132 Palmesano a005 Smith
Committee on a082 Benedetto a009 Durso a011 Jean-Pierre a088 Paulin a118 Smullen
a042 Bichotte a048 Eichenstein a134 Jensen a141 Peoples- a022 Solages
Hermelyn a004 Englebright a115 Jones Stokes a110 Steck
*PUBHEALA* a117 Blankenbush a074 Epstein a077 Joyner a058 Perry a010 Stern
(Relates to establishing state and a098 Brabenec a109 Fahy a125 Kelles a023 Pheffer a127 Stirpe
regional councils and regional a026 Braunstein a061 Fall a040 Kim Amato a102 Tague
response units for mental health a138 Bronson a080 Fernandez a105 Lalor a086 Pichardo a064 Tannousis
emergencies) a012 Brown a008 Fitzpatrick a013 Lavine a089 Pretlow a071 Taylor
a093 Burdick a057 Forrest a097 Lawler a073 Quart a001 Thiele
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a085 Burgos a124 Friend a126 Lemondes a019 Ra a033 Vanel
a142 Burke a046 Frontus a135 Lunsford a038 Rajkumar a116 Walczyk
Pub Heal. mental health
a119 Buttenschon a095 Galef a123 Lupardo a006 Ramos a055 Walker
a094 Byrne a050 Gallagher a129 Magnarelli a062 Reilly a143 Wallace
AN ACT
a133 Byrnes a131 Gallahan a036 Mamdani a087 Reyes a112 Walsh
a103 Cahill a007 Gandolfo a130 Manktelow a043 Richardson a041 Weinstein
to amend the public health law, in
a044 Carroll a002 Giglio, J.A. a108 McDonald a078 Rivera, J. a024 Weprin
relation to establishing a New York
a136 Clark a148 Giglio, J.M. a014 McDonough a149 Rivera, J.D. a059 Williams
state mental health response coun-
a047 Colton a066 Glick a146 McMahon a068 Rodriguez a113 Woerner
cil, regional mental health response
a140 Conrad a034 Gonzalez- a137 Meeks a027 Rosenthal, D. a096 Zebrowski
councils and mental health response
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units; to amend the county law, in
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relation to incorporation of recom-
mendations by the New York state
1) Single House Bill (introduced and printed separately in either or
mental health response council for both houses). Uni-Bill (introduced simultaneously in both houses and printed
public safety answering points; and as one bill. Senate and Assembly introducer sign the same copy of the bill).
to amend the mental hygiene law, in 2) Circle names of co-sponsors and return to introduction clerk with 2
relation to powers of certain peace signed copies of bill and: in Assembly 2 copies of memorandum in support, in
Senate 4 copies of memorandum in support (single house); or 4 signed copies
of bill and 6 copies of memorandum in support (uni-bill).
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officers and police officers handl-

ing mental health emergencies
The People of the State of New

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York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
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1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 "Daniel's law".
3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3033 to
4 read as follows:
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§ 3033. Statewide mental health response council. 1. For the purposes
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of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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(a) The "state council" means the New York state mental health
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response council created pursuant to this section.
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(b) "Regional council" shall mean a regional mental health response
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council created pursuant to section three thousand thirty-four of this
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article.
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(c) "Regional state commissioner" means a member of the state council
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appointed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section.
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(d) "Mental health response unit" shall mean mental health response
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units established pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this
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article.
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2. There is hereby created in the department the New York state mental
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health response council. The state council shall consist of three non-
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voting ex officio members and thirty-three voting members pursuant to
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the provisions of this subdivision.
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(a) The commissioner, the commissioner of mental health, and the
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commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports shall each
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serve as ex officio members of the state council, and shall not vote in
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council determinations.
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(b) (i) Eighteen members to the state council shall be appointed by
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the commissioner; each shall be representative of one geographic area of
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the state, corresponding to the eighteen regions eligible for a regional
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council. Such members shall be known as the "regional state commission-
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ers". Each regional state commissioner shall serve on the state council
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for two years after initial appointment, and shall represent their
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geographic region in assisting the state council in determining when and
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how to establish a regional council in their region.
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(ii) Once a regional council is established pursuant to section three
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thousand thirty-four of this article, the regional state commissioner
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for such region shall also serve as a member of the initial regional
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council for such region until the end of their state council term. Ther-
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eafter, in any region with an established regional council, the commis-
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sioner shall appoint a representative from each regional council, from
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nominations received from the appropriate regional council, to act as
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regional state commissioner for such region. Where no regional council
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has been established, the commissioner shall appoint each regional state
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commissioner pursuant to the procedures for initial appointment.
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(iii) The commissioner shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible,
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that the regional council appointments reflect the diversity of race,
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age, language, national origin, ethnicity, and disability present in
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each region's jurisdiction.
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(c) Fifteen members of the state council shall be appointed by the
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state legislature, as follows:
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(i) Four members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
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(ii) Four members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
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senate;
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(iii) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
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assembly;
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(iv) Two members shall be appointed by the chairperson of the assembly
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committee on mental health;
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(v) Two members shall be appointed by the chairperson of the senate
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committee on mental health;
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(vi) One member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of
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the assembly committee on mental health;
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(vii) One member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of
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the senate committee on mental health.
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3. Every individual appointed to the state council shall have demon-
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strated knowledge of, and skills in, culturally competent provision of
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mental health or substance abuse services and treatment. Specifically,
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each member nominated to the state council shall be:
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(a) A licensed mental health or drug addiction clinician;
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(b) A licensed mental health or drug addiction counselor;
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(c) A licensed physician, nurse, or mental health provider with expe-
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rience or skills in the culturally-competent provision of care;
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(d) A mental health or addiction counselor certified as a peer;
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(e) A representative of a not-for-profit disability rights organiza-
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tion; or
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(f) A community health worker certified as a peer.
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4. The members of the state council shall elect a chairperson from
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among the members of the state council by a majority vote of those state
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council members present, who shall serve for a term of one year and
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until a successor is elected.
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5. The term of office of members of the state council shall be four
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years, except that of those members first appointed, at least one-half
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but not more than two-thirds shall be for terms not to exceed two years.
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Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of an unex-
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pired term. The state council members shall continue in office until the
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expiration of their terms and until their successors are appointed. No
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state council member shall be appointed to the state council for more
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than four consecutive terms.
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6. The state council shall operate to fulfill the following purposes
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pursuant to the public policy of New York state; and the council shall
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ensure that all policies, training, procedures, expenditures, contracts,
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and certification rules or determinations made or used by the council
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further, but not be limited to, the following purposes:
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(a) to ensure a public health-based response to anyone in New York
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experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis;
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(b) to deescalate any situation involving individuals experiencing
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crisis due to mental health conditions and/or substance use, and to
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avoid the use of nonconsensual treatment, transport, or force wherever
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possible;
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(c) to ensure the most appropriate treatment and/or transport of indi-
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viduals experiencing crisis due to mental health conditions and/or
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substance use;
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(d) to maximize voluntary assessment, referral, and/or transport of
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individuals experiencing a crisis due to mental health conditions and/or
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substance use;
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(e) to minimize the number of individuals experiencing a crisis due to
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mental health conditions and/or substance use who are arrested,
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detained, or brought into contact with the criminal justice system;
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(f) to minimize the number of individuals who experience physical harm
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and/or trauma as a result of mental health conditions and/or substance
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use; and
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(g) to respond to all individuals experiencing a crisis due to mental
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health or substance use with culturally competent care and training.
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7. The state council shall have the power, by an affirmative vote of a
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majority of those state council members present, and subject to approval
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by the commissioner, to enact, and from time to time, amend and repeal,
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rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for mental health
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response units, including with respect to the dispatch of and request
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for such units: (a) the treatment and transportation of individuals by
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mental health response units; (b) the provision of emergency mental
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health and substance abuse care by such units; (c) public education
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about mental health and substance abuse crisis, care, and response; (d)
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the development of a state education curriculum that would satisfy the
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educational requirements, standards and training, and examination
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requirements for certification and recertification of certified emergen-
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cy mental health responders and mental health response units; (e) the
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development of trainings and protocols for any statewide mental health
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and/or substance abuse emergency dispatch system; and (f) public educa-
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tion about such services and policies. Culturally competent training
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shall be made available by video or computer to the maximum extent
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possible. The state council shall have the same powers granted to
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regional councils by this section in any region of the state in which a
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regional council has not been established.
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8. In furtherance of the purposes set forth in subdivision six of this
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section, the state council shall provide to the trustees of the state
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university of New York information and recommendations to assist such
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trustees' study of the feasibility of offering credit and noncredit
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courses which would satisfy the educational requirements for certif-
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ication and recertification of mental health responders at community
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colleges and state university of New York agricultural and technical
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colleges. These recommendations shall include strategies to recruit
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members of underserved communities, and recruitment efforts shall
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include outreach to communities that bring diversity, representation,
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and inclusion of applicants based on race, geographic location, ethnici-
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ty, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual
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orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status.
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9. (a) Within one year of developing the certification program pursu-
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ant to subdivision eight of this section, and annually thereafter no
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later than December thirty-first of each following year, the commission-
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er shall report to the speaker of the assembly and the temporary presi-
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dent of senate on the impact of such program on:
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(i) the quality and results of mental health response and transporta-
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tion;
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(ii) the number of certification requests, grants, and denials by the
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regional councils;
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(iii) the effectiveness of the program in training and retaining emer-
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gency mental health responders; and
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(iv) the feasibility of replacing the state's certification program
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with a national certification program.
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(b) The commissioner shall establish a comprehensive list of reporting
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metrics to be included in the annual report of the program's impact,
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which shall include, at a minimum:
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(i) The volume of requests for assistance to the state council and to
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each regional council;
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(ii) The average length of time taken to respond to each request for
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assistance, and the aggregate rates of call abandonment;
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(iii) The number of mental health response units dispatched by the
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state council and each regional council;
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(iv) The number of individuals contacted by mental health response
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units;
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(v) The number of such individuals transported for care by mental
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health response units;
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(vi) The number of such individuals transferred by mental health
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response unit responders to the custody of police or peace officers;
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(vii) The number of requests made by any mental health response unit
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to law enforcement to transport or take custody of a person under subdi-
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visions five and six of section three thousand thirty-five of this arti-
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cle; and
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(viii) The age, gender, race, ethnicity, and national origin of indi-
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viduals contacted, transported, or transferred by each mental health
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response unit.
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10. Upon appeal from the appropriate regional council, the state coun-
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cil shall have the power, by an affirmative vote of a majority of those
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state council members present, to amend, modify or reverse determi-
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nations of any regional council (including certification grants or
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denials) made pursuant to section three thousand thirty-four of this
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article, only upon a written finding that any determinations of the
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regional council conflict with the purposes set forth in subdivision six
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of this section. All determinations of the state council respecting any
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determination, revocation, suspension (except temporary suspension),
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limitation or annulment of a mental health response certificate issued
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pursuant to subdivision eight of this section shall be subject to review
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as provided in article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and
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rules. Application for such review shall be made within sixty days
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after the appealable regional council decision, and be made in person or
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by registered or certified mail.
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11. Upon appeal from the applicant, the department, or any party
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directly impacted by a determination of a regional council, the state
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council shall have the power to amend, modify or reverse determinations
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of the regional councils made pursuant to section three hundred thirty-
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four this article by an affirmative vote of a majority of those state
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council members present. Application for such review shall be made with-
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in sixty days after the appealable regional council decision, and shall
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be made in person or by registered or certified mail.
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12. The state council shall meet as frequently as its business may
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require, but no less frequently than four times per year. At least two
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of such meetings shall be held in a manner and at a time designed to
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maximize participation of working members of the public. Meetings of the
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regional councils shall be governed by the provisions of article seven
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of the public officers law, and shall be open to and accessible by the
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public, including by video conference or computer to the maximum extent
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possible.
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13. The presence of a majority of the voting members of the state
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council shall constitute a quorum. The members of the state council
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shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but each
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shall be allowed the necessary and actual expenses incurred in the
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performance of their duties under this section, including a reasonable
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reimbursement rate for travel, lodging, and meals while attending meet-
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ings of the state council.
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14. The commissioner, upon request of the state council, shall desig-
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nate an officer or employee of the department to act as secretary of the
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state council, and shall assign from time to time such other employees
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as the state council may require.
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15. In any civil action brought in any court against any state council
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member, officer or employee of the state council for any act done, fail-
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ure to act, or statement or opinion made while discharging their duties
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as a member, officer or employee of the state council, no state council
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member, officer or employee of this council shall be liable for damages
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in any such action if he or she shall have acted in good faith and
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pursuant to the purposes of the state council as set forth in this
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section.
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16. The state council shall, after consultation with the department
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and the regional councils, forward to the commissioner not later than
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December first each year an estimate of the amounts needed to provide
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adequate funding for mental health response services and training
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including regional mental health services councils, mental health
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response units, statewide or regional dispatch services, the state coun-
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cil, and any certification and training programs necessary to carry out
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the purposes of this section. Such estimate shall be transmitted without
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change by the commissioner to the governor, the division of the budget,
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the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and
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the fiscal and health committees of each house of the legislature.
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§ 3034. Regional mental health response councils. 1. For the purposes
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of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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response council created pursuant to section three thousand thirty-three
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of this article.
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council created pursuant to this section.
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appointed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section three
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thousand thirty-three of this article.
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units established pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this
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article.
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2. The commissioner, with the approval of the state council, shall
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designate regional mental health services councils on or before January
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first, two thousand twenty-two, but in no event shall the number of
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regional councils exceed eighteen. Such regional councils shall be
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established on the basis of application for designation as regional
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councils submitted by local organizations, the members of which shall be
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knowledgeable in various aspects of emergency mental health treatment
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and services. Such application shall describe the geographic area to be
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served and contain a list of nominees for appointment to membership on
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such regional councils and a statement as to the proposed method of
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operation in such detail as the commissioner, with the approval of the
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state council, shall prescribe. When a regional mental health council is
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established for a region, the regional state commissioner representing
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such region at the state council shall serve on the regional council
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until the expiration of their state commissioner term; thereafter, the
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commissioner shall appoint a person nominated by the regional council to
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serve as regional state commissioner for such region.
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3. The regional councils shall develop policies, procedures, and tria-
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ge, treatment, and transportation protocols which are consistent with
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the standards of the state council and which address specific local
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conditions.
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4. Each regional council shall be comprised of at least thirteen but
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not more than twenty-one members to be initially appointed by the
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regional state commissioner for the appropriate region, with the
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approval of the state council, from nominations submitted by local
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organizations and individuals applying to the regional council.
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(a) The appropriate regional state commissioner shall ensure, to the
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maximum extent possible, that the regional council appointments reflect
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the diversity of race, age, language, national origin, ethnicity, and
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disability present in such region.
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(b) Each individual appointed to the regional council shall have
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demonstrated knowledge of, and skills in, culturally competent provision
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of mental health or substance abuse services and treatment. Specif-
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ically, each person appointed to a regional council shall be:
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(i) A licensed mental health or drug addiction clinician;
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(ii) A licensed mental health or drug addiction counselor;
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(iii) A licensed physician, nurse, or mental health provider with
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experience or skills in the culturally-competent provision of care;
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(iv) A mental health or addiction counselor certified as a peer;
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(v) A representative of a not-for-profit disability rights organiza-
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tion; or
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(vi) A community health worker certified as a peer.
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(c) The regional state commissioner shall not approve nominees to
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their regional council unless one-third of the regional councilors have
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demonstrated certification, training, or employment in culturally-compe-
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tent responses to mental health or substance abuse crises.
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(d) The regional state commissioner shall not approve nominees to the
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regional council unless one-third of the regional councilors for such
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regional council have demonstrated life experience with, or certif-
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ication or training as a peer of person or persons with life experience
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with, mental health crisis, drug addiction, or disability.
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(e) The county EMS coordinator, established pursuant to section two
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hundred twenty-three-b of the county law, of any county within the
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region shall serve as an ex officio member of such region's regional
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council, provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall
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prevent a county EMS coordinator from being nominated to and serving as
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a voting member of a regional council.
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(f) The county director of community services, or the county commis-
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sioner of mental health, of any county within a region shall serve as an
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ex officio member of such region's regional council, provided, however,
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that nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a county EMS coordinator
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from being nominated to and serving as a voting member of a regional
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council.
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(g) Members of each regional council shall be residents living within
16 ________________________________________________________________________
the geographic area to be served by such regional council. The presence
17 ________________________________________________________________________
of a majority of voting members of a regional council shall constitute a
18 _______
quorum.
19 ______________________________________________________________________
5. Each regional council shall develop procedures to ensure coordi-
20 ________________________________________________________________________
nation and communication between EMS services, the regional medical
21 ________________________________________________________________________
services council, state police, sheriff's departments, local police
22 ________________________________________________________________________
departments, ambulance and dispatch services, and such regional council
23 ________________________________________________________________________
to ensure rapid and coordinated public health responses to mental health
24 ________________________________________________________________________
emergencies, and shall designate a procedure for emergency notification
25 ________________________________________________________________________
by EMS personnel, peace officers as defined by section 2.10 of the crim-
26 ________________________________________________________________________
inal procedure law, or police officers as defined by section 1.20 of the
27 ________________________________________________________________________
criminal procedure law, that a person is in need of a mental health
28 ________________________________
response unit within its region.
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1 _________________________________________________
6. Each regional council shall have the power to:
2 ________________________________________________
(a) have a seal and alter such seal at pleasure;
3 ______________________________________________________________________
(b) acquire, lease, hold, and dispose of real and personal property or
4 ______________________________________
any interest therein for its purposes;
5 ______________________________________________________________________
(c) make and alter by-laws for its organization and internal manage-
6 ________________________________________________________________________
ment, and rules and regulations governing the exercise of its powers and
7 ________________________________________________________________________
the fulfillment of its purposes under this section; such rules and regu-
8 ________________________________________________________________________
lations shall be filed with the secretary of state and the state coun-
9 ____
cil;
10 ______________________________________________________________________
(d) enter into contracts for employment of such officers and employees
11 ________________________________________________________________________
as it may require for the performance of its duties, and to fix and
12 ________________________________________________________________________
determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation, and to retain
13 ________________________________________________________________________
and employ such personnel as may be required for its purposes, and to
14 ________________________________________________________________________
hire private consultants on a contract basis or otherwise, for the
15 ___________________________________________________________
rendering of professional or technical services and advice;
16 ______________________________________________________________________
(e) enter into contracts, leases, and subleases and to execute all
17 ________________________________________________________________________
instruments necessary or convenient for the conduct of its business,
18 ________________________________________________________________________
including contracts with the commissioner or any state agency or munici-
19 ________________________________________________________________________
pal entity, and enter into contracts with hospitals and physicians for
20 ___________________________________________________________
the purposes of carrying out its powers under this section;
21 ______________________________________________________________________
(f) undertake or cause to be undertaken plans, surveys, analyses and
22 ________________________________________________________________________
studies necessary, convenient or desirable for the effectuation of its
23 ________________________________________________________________________
purposes and powers, and to prepare recommendations and reports in
24 _______________
regard thereto;
25 ______________________________________________________________________
(g) fix and collect reasonable fees, rents, and other charges for the
26 _______________________________________________________
use of its equipment and the provision of its services;
27 ______________________________________________________________________
(h) contract for and to accept any gifts or grants, subsidies, or
28 ________________________________________________________________________
loans of funds or property, or financial or other aid in any form from
02/02/21 16 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
the federal or state government or any agency or instrumentality there-
2 ________________________________________________________________________
of; or from any other source, public or private, and to comply, subject
3 ________________________________________________________________________
to the provisions of this section, with the terms and conditions there-
4 ________________________________________________________________________
of, provided, however, that the regional councils may contract for
5 ________________________________________________________________________
payment of debt evidenced by bonds or notes or other evidence of indebt-
6 ______________________________________________________________
edness, either directly or through a lease purchase agreement;
7 ______________________________________________________________________
(i) recommend to the department training course sponsors within its
8 ________________________________________________________________________
region, and to develop, promulgate and implement annually a mental
9 ______________________________________________________________________
health response training plan which addresses the needs of its region;
10 ______________________________________________________________________
(j) enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement with other regional
11 ________________________________________________________________________
councils to provide services in a joint or cooperative manner, and to
12 ________________________________________________________________________
enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement with an emergency medical
13 ________________________________________________________________________
services program agency to carry out one or more of its responsibilities
14 ________________________________________________________________________
under this section, provided such services are certified by and carried
15 ________________________________________________________________________
out pursuant to the standards and training set forth by the state coun-
16 ____
cil;
17 ______________________________________________________________________
(k) procure insurance against any loss or liability in connection with
18 ________________________________________________________________________
the use, management, maintenance, and operation of its equipment and
19 ________________________________________________________________________
facilities, in such amounts and from such insurers as it reasonably
20 ____________________
deems necessary; and
21 ______________________________________________________________________
(l) do all things necessary, convenient and desirable to carry out its
22 ____________________________________________________________________
purposes and for the exercise of the powers granted in this section.
23 ______________________________________________________________________
7. Each regional council shall have the responsibility to coordinate
24 ________________________________________________________________________
mental health services programs within its region, including but not
25 ________________________________________________________________________
limited to, the certification of mental health response units, estab-
26 ________________________________________________________________________
lishment of mental health responder courses and the issuance of uniform
27 ________________________________________________________________________
mental health responder insignia and certificates. Such training courses
02/02/21 17 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
shall be made available by video or computer to the maximum extent
2 _________
possible.
3 ______________________________________________________________________
8. Each regional council shall have the responsibility to make deter-
4 ________________________________________________________________________
minations of public need for the establishment of additional emergency
5 ________________________________________________________________________
mental health services. The regional council shall make such determi-
6 ________________________________________________________________________
nation by an affirmative vote of a majority of all of those regional
7 _____________________________________________
council members consisting of voting members.
8 ______________________________________________________________________
9. The term of office of members of the regional council shall be four
9 ________________________________________________________________________
years, except that of those members first appointed, at least one-half
10 ________________________________________________________________________
but not more than two-thirds shall be for terms not to exceed two years.
11 ______________________________________________________________________
10. Each regional council shall meet as frequently as its business may
12 ________________________________________________________________________
require, but no less frequently than four times per year. At least two
13 ________________________________________________________________________
of such meetings shall be held in a manner and at a time designed to
14 ________________________________________________________________________
maximize participation of working members of the public. Meetings of the
15 ________________________________________________________________________
regional councils shall be governed by the provisions of article seven
16 ________________________________________________________________________
of the public officers law, and shall be open to and accessible by the
17 ________________________________________________________________________
public including by video conference or computer to the greatest extent
18 _________
possible.
19 ______________________________________________________________________
11. The commissioner, upon request of a regional council, may desig-
20 ________________________________________________________________________
nate an officer or employee of the department to act as secretary of
21 ________________________________________________________________________
such regional council, and may assign from time to time such other
22 _______________________________________________
employees as such regional council may require.
23 ______________________________________________________________________
12. In any civil action brought in any court against any member, offi-
24 ________________________________________________________________________
cer or employee of the regional council for any act done, failure to
25 ________________________________________________________________________
act, or statement or opinion made while discharging their duties as a
26 ________________________________________________________________________
member, officer or employee of such regional council, no member, officer
27 ________________________________________________________________________
or employee of such regional council shall be liable for damages in any
02/02/21 18 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
such action if he or she shall have acted in good faith and pursuant to
2 ____________________________________________________________________
the purposes of such regional council, as set forth in this section.
3 ______________________________________________________________________
13. The department shall provide each regional council with the funds
4 ________________________________________________________________________
necessary to enable such regional council to carry out its responsibil-
5 ________________________________________________________________________
ities as mandated under this section within amounts appropriated there-
6 ________________________________________________________________________
for. Such funds shall be provided upon approval by the department of an
7 ________________________________________________________________________
application submitted by the regional council. Such application shall
8 ________________________________________________________________________
contain such information and be in such form as the commissioner shall
9 ________________________________________________________________________
require pursuant to rules and regulations which they shall promulgate
10 ________________________________________________________________________
after consultation with the state council in order to affect the
11 ____________________________________________
purposes and provisions of this subdivision.
13 read as follows:
14 ______________________________________________________________________
§ 3035. Mental health response units. 1. For the purposes of this
15 _______________________________________________________________
section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
16 ______________________________________________________________________
17 ________________________________________________________________________
response council created pursuant to section three thousand thirty-three
18 ________________
of this article.
19 ______________________________________________________________________
20 ________________________________________________________________________
council created pursuant to section three thousand thirty-four of this
21 ________
article.
22 ______________________________________________________________________
23 ________________________________________________________________________
appointed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section three
24 ______________________________________
thousand thirty-three of this article.
25 ______________________________________________________________________
26 ___________________________________________
units established pursuant to this section.
27 ______________________________________________________________________
(e) "E911 system" means an enhanced emergency telephone service which
28 ________________________________________________________________________
automatically connects a person dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an estab-
02/02/21 19 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
lished public service answering point and which shall include, but not
2 ________________________________________________________________________
be limited to, selective routing, automatic number identification and
3 __________________________________
automatic location identification.
4 ______________________________________________________________________
2. Pursuant to the powers and duties of the state and regional coun-
5 ________________________________________________________________________
cils, a mental health response unit shall have the power and authority
6 ________________________________________________________________________
to respond to people in distress due to mental health conditions or
7 ________________________________________________________________________
substance use. Any paid or volunteer member of a mental health response
8 ________________________________________________________________________
unit shall be certified under the standards set forth by the state coun-
9 ______________________________
cil or their regional council.
10 ______________________________________________________________________
3. A mental health response unit may respond to any person in distress
11 ________________________________________________________________________
due to mental health conditions or substance abuse, and shall immediate-
12 ________________________________________________________________________
ly respond to any person in distress under any of the following circum-
13 ________
stances:
14 ______________________________________________________________________
(a) A notification or request from the E911 system for a mental health
15 _________
response;
16 ______________________________________________________________________
(b) A notification or request from the state police, authorized police
17 ____________________________________________________________
force, or sheriff's department for a mental health response;
18 ______________________________________________________________________
(c) A request from the chief health officer of any city or county, or
19 _________________________________________________________
any county director of social services or their designee;
20 ______________________________________________________________________
(d) A notification or request from any alternative dispatch system
21 _____________________________________________
designed for non-criminal emergency response.
22 ______________________________________________________________________
4. Pursuant to the guidelines and standards promulgated by the state
23 ________________________________________________________________________
council, and pursuant to a regional council's local guidance, if any,
24 ________________________________________________________________________
any certified member of a mental health response unit may offer to
25 ________________________________________________________________________
transport any person in distress due to mental health or substance use
26 ________________________________________________________________________
to ensure that such person gets appropriate, trauma-informed medical
27 _____
care.
02/02/21 20 09400-01-1
1 ______________________________________________________________________
5. Pursuant to the guidelines and standards promulgated by the state
2 ________________________________________________________________________
council, and pursuant to a regional council's local guidance, if any,
3 ________________________________________________________________________
any certified member of a mental health response unit may transport any
4 ________________________________________________________________________
person in distress due to mental health or substance use to the best
5 ________________________________________________________________________
location for appropriate, trauma-informed care, if such person consents
6 ________________________________________________________________________
to such transport and/or treatment. For purposes of this subdivision,
7 ________________________________________________________________________
"appropriate, trauma-informed care" may include any mental health,
8 ________________________________________________________________________
medical, or substance abuse facility, a private residence, or other
9 __________________________________________________________________
locations as deemed proper by a certified mental health responder.
10 ______________________________________________________________________
6. Any certified mental health responder may request that a peace
11 ________________________________________________________________________
officer as defined by section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, or
12 ________________________________________________________________________
police officer as defined by section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law,
13 ________________________________________________________________________
transport a person in distress due to mental health conditions or
14 ________________________________________________________________________
substance abuse, when such responder has exhausted alternative methods
15 ________________________________________________________________________
for obtaining consent from such person, such person refuses treatment or
16 ___________________________________
transport from such responder; and:
17 ______________________________________________________________________
(a) such person poses a substantial risk of physical harm to other
18 ________________________________________________________________________
persons as manifested by homicidal or other violent behavior by which
19 _________________________________________________________________
others are placed in reasonable fear of serious physical harm; or
20 ______________________________________________________________________
(b) such mental health responder makes an assessment, in light of the
21 ________________________________________________________________________
totality of the circumstances, that a mental health response unit
22 ______________________________________________________________________
responder is at risk of physical violence due to the person's actions.
23 ______________________________________________________________________
7. Any certified mental health responder shall request that a peace
24 ________________________________________________________________________
officer as defined by section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, or
25 ________________________________________________________________________
police officer as defined by section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law,
26 ________________________________________________________________________
transport a person in distress due to mental health conditions or
27 ________________________________________________________________________
substance abuse pursuant to section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law, when
28 ________________________________________________________________________
such responder has exhausted alternative methods for obtaining consent
02/02/21 21 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
from such person, such person refuses treatment or transport from such
2 ________________________________________________________________________
responder, and such certified mental health responder believes that such
3 ________________________________________________________________________
person poses an imminent risk of serious physical harm to any other
4 __________________
person or persons.
5 § 5. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law,
6 as added by section 1 of part G of chapter 81 of the laws of 2002, is
7 amended to read as follows:
8 (a) The board shall promulgate minimum standards for the operation of
9 public safety answering points, which shall include, but not be limited
10 to, minimum staffing requirements, minimum educational qualifications
11 for 911 call-takers and dispatchers, and minimum training requirements
12 for 911 call-takers and dispatchers, but which shall not include those
13 standards required by paragraph (b) of this subdivision. In promulgating
14 such standards, the board shall examine national models of best prac-
15 tice[. Such standards],

________________________________________________
and shall incorporate the recommendations made
16 ________________________________________________________________________
by the New York state mental health response council pursuant to section
17 ________________________________________________________________________
three thousand thirty-three of the public health law for the dispatch,
18 ________________________________________________________________________
response, and transport of individuals experiencing distress due to
19 ________________________________________________________________________
mental health issues or substance use. Standards incorporating the guid-
20 __________________________
ance of such state council shall be promulgated no later than [October
21 first, two thousand three] ______________________________________

January first, two thousand twenty-two.
22 § 6. Section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 723
23 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
24 § 9.41 Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treat-
25 ment; powers of certain peace officers and police officers.
26 __
1. Any peace officer, when acting pursuant to [his or her] _____
their
27 special duties, or police officer who is a member of the state police or
28 of an authorized police department or force or of a sheriff's department

02/02/21 22 09400-01-1
1 may take into custody any person who appears to be mentally ill [and] __
or
2 ________________________________________________________________________
under the influence of controlled substances in the following circum-
3 ________
stances:
4 ________________
(a) The person is conducting [himself or herself] __________
themselves in a
5 manner which is likely to result in [serious harm to the person or
6 others] _______________________________________________________________
an imminent risk of serious physical harm to other persons as
7 ________________________________________________________________________
manifested by homicidal or other violent behavior by which others are
8 _____________________________________________________
placed in reasonable fear of serious physical harm. Such officer may
9 direct the removal of such person or remove [him or her] ____

them to any
10 hospital specified in subdivision (a) of section 9.39 _______________

of this article or
11 any comprehensive psychiatric emergency program specified in subdivision
12 (a) of section 9.40 ________________

of this article, or, pending [his or her] _____
their
13 examination or admission to any such hospital or _______________________

comprehensive psychiat-
14 _____________
ric emergency program, temporarily detain any such person in another
15 safe and comfortable place, in which event, such officer shall imme-
16 diately notify:
_
17 ______________________________________________________________________
(i) the appropriate regional mental health response council estab-
18 ________________________________________________________________________
lished pursuant to section three thousand thirty-four of the public
19 ________________________________________________________________________
health law, pursuant to the emergency procedures under section three
20 ________________________________________________________
hundred twenty-eight of the county law, if any, and the director of
21 community services or, if there be none, the health officer of the city
22 or county of such action[.];

_
23 ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) the state police, department, or force of which the officer is a
24 ________________________________________________________________________
member has been requested or directed to respond by a certified mental
25 ________________________________________________________________________
health response unit as set forth in section three thousand thirty-five
26 _________________________
of the public health law;
27 ______________________________________________________________________
(iii) a certified mental health response unit as set forth in section
28 ________________________________________________________________________
three thousand thirty-five of the public health law is present on the
02/02/21 23 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
scene with the officer and is incapacitated or otherwise unable to
2 ________________________________________________________________________
communicate a request that the officer take custody of the individual;
3 __
or
4 ______________________________________________________________________
(b) The person is conducting themselves in a manner which is likely to
5 ________________________________________________________________________
result in imminent serious physical harm to themselves as manifested by
6 _____________________________________________________________________
threats of or attempts at suicide or serious bodily harm, and either:
7 ______________________________________________________________________
(i) no regional council established pursuant to section three thousand
8 ________________________________________________________________________
thirty-four of the public health law has been established in the region
9 _______________________
where the person is; or
10 ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) the regional council established pursuant to section three thou-
11 ________________________________________________________________________
sand thirty-four of the public health law has notified the state council
12 ________________________________________________________________________
established pursuant to section three thousand thirty-three of the
13 ________________________________________________________________________
public health law, requesting a mental health response unit but such
14 ________________________________________________________________________
mental health response unit has not arrived to the place where the
15 ________________________________________________________________________
person is located, and taking the person is necessary to prevent such
16 __________________________________________________________
person from experiencing serious physical injury or death.
17 ______________________________________________________________________
2. Such officer may direct the removal of such person or remove such
18 ________________________________________________________________________
person to any hospital specified in subdivision (a) of section 9.39 of
19 ________________________________________________________________________
this article or, pending their examination or admission to any such
20 ________________________________________________________________________
hospital, temporarily detain any such person in another safe and
21 ________________________________________________________________________
comfortable place, in which event, such officer shall immediately noti-
22 ________________________________________________________________________
fy: the regional council established pursuant to section three thousand
23 ________________________________________________________________________
thirty-four of the public health law pursuant to the emergency proce-
24 ________________________________________________________________________
dures set forth in section three hundred twenty-eight of the county law,
25 ________________________________________________________________________
if any, and the director of community services or, if there be none, the
26 ____________________________________________________
health officer of the city or county of such action.
27 § 7. Section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 843
28 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:

02/02/21 24 09400-01-1
1 § 9.41 Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treat-
2 ment; powers of certain peace officers and police officers.
3 __
1. Any peace officer, when acting pursuant to [his] _____
their special
4 duties, or police officer who is a member of the state police or of an
5 authorized police department or force or of a sheriff's department may
6 take into custody any person who appears to be mentally ill [and] __
or
7 ________________________________________________________________________
under the influence of controlled substances in the following circum-
8 ________
stances:
9 ______________
(a) The person is conducting [himself] __________
themselves in a manner which is
10 likely to result in [serious harm to himself or others. "Likelihood to
11 result in serious harm" shall mean (1) substantial risk of physical harm
12 to himself as manifested by threats of or attempts at suicide or serious
13 bodily harm or other conduct demonstrating that he is dangerous to
14 himself, or (2) a substantial risk] ________________

an imminent risk of _______
serious physical
15 harm to other persons as manifested by homicidal or other violent behav-
16 ior by which others are placed in reasonable fear of serious physical
17 harm. Such officer may direct the removal of such person or remove
18 [him] ____
them to any hospital specified in subdivision (a) of section 9.39
19 _________________
of this article or, __________________________________________________
comprehensive psychiatric emergency program speci-
20 _______________________________________________________________
fied in subdivision (a) of section 9.40 of this article, or pending
21 [his] _____
their examination or admission to any such hospital _____________
or comprehen-
22 __________________________________
sive psychiatric emergency program, temporarily detain any such person
23 in another safe and comfortable place, in which event, such officer
24 shall immediately notify:

_
25 ______________________________________________________________________
(i) the appropriate regional mental health response council estab-
26 ________________________________________________________________________
lished pursuant to section three thousand thirty-four of the public
27 ________________________________________________________________________
health law, pursuant to the emergency procedures under section three
28 ________________________________________________________
hundred twenty-eight of the county law, if any, and the director of
02/02/21 25 09400-01-1
1 community services or, if there be none, the health officer of the city
2 or county of such action[.];

_
3 ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) the state police, department, or force of which the officer is a
4 ________________________________________________________________________
member has been requested or directed to respond by a certified mental
5 ________________________________________________________________________
health response unit as set forth in section three thousand thirty-five
6 _________________________
of the public health law;
7 ______________________________________________________________________
(iii) a certified mental health response unit as set forth in section
8 ________________________________________________________________________
three thousand thirty-five of the public health law is present on the
9 ________________________________________________________________________
scene with the officer and is incapacitated or otherwise unable to
10 ________________________________________________________________________
communicate a request that the officer take custody of the individual;
11 __
or
12 ______________________________________________________________________
(b) The person is conducting themselves in a manner which is likely to
13 ________________________________________________________________________
result in imminent serious physical harm to themselves as manifested by
14 _____________________________________________________________________
threats of or attempts at suicide or serious bodily harm, and either:
15 ______________________________________________________________________
(i) no regional council established pursuant to section three thousand
16 ________________________________________________________________________
thirty-four of the public health law has been established in the region
17 _______________________
where the person is; or
18 ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) the regional council established pursuant to section three thou-
19 ________________________________________________________________________
sand thirty-four of the public health law has notified the state council
20 ________________________________________________________________________
established pursuant to section three thousand thirty-three of the
21 ________________________________________________________________________
public health law, requesting a mental health response unit but such
22 ________________________________________________________________________
mental health response unit has not arrived to the place where the
23 ________________________________________________________________________
person is located, and taking the person is necessary to prevent such
24 __________________________________________________________
person from experiencing serious physical injury or death.
25 ______________________________________________________________________
2. Such officer may direct the removal of such person or remove such
26 ________________________________________________________________________
person to any hospital specified in subdivision (a) of section 9.39 of
27 ________________________________________________________________________
this article or, pending their examination or admission to any such
28 ________________________________________________________________________
hospital, temporarily detain any such person in another safe and
02/02/21 26 09400-01-1
1 ________________________________________________________________________
comfortable place, in which event, such officer shall immediately noti-
2 ________________________________________________________________________
fy: the regional council established pursuant to section three thousand
3 ________________________________________________________________________
thirty-four of the public health law pursuant to the emergency proce-
4 ________________________________________________________________________
dures set forth in section three hundred twenty-eight of the county law,
5 ________________________________________________________________________
if any, and the director of community services or, if there be none, the
6 ____________________________________________________
health officer of the city or county of such action.
7 § 8. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
8 have become a law, provided that the amendments to section 9.41 of the
9 mental hygiene law made by section six of this act shall be subject to
10 the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 21 of
11 chapter 723 of the laws of 1989, as amended, when upon such date the
12 provisions of section seven of this act shall take effect. Effective
13 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
14 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
15 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
16 date.

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Legislative Bill Drafting Commission IN SENATE____________________________________________________

09400-01-1 Senate introducer's signature

officers and police officers handl-

The People of the State of New

3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3033 to

20 § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3034 to

12 § 4. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3035 to

5 § 5. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law,

6 as added by section 1 of part G of chapter 81 of the laws of 2002, is

7 amended to read as follows:

10 to, minimum staffing requirements, minimum educational qualifications

11 for 911 call-takers and dispatchers, and minimum training requirements

13 standards required by paragraph (b) of this subdivision. In promulgating

15 tice[. Such standards],

21 first, two thousand three] ______________________________________

22 § 6. Section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 723

23 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:

24 § 9.41 Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treat-

25 ment; powers of certain peace officers and police officers.

27 special duties, or police officer who is a member of the state police or

28 of an authorized police department or force or of a sheriff's department

5 manner which is likely to result in [serious harm to the person or

9 direct the removal of such person or remove [him or her] ____

10 hospital specified in subdivision (a) of section 9.39 _______________

11 any comprehensive psychiatric emergency program specified in subdivision

12 (a) of section 9.40 ________________

13 examination or admission to any such hospital or _______________________

22 or county of such action[.];

27 § 7. Section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 843

28 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:

1 § 9.41 Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treat-

2 ment; powers of certain peace officers and police officers.

4 duties, or police officer who is a member of the state police or of an

5 authorized police department or force or of a sheriff's department may

10 likely to result in [serious harm to himself or others. "Likelihood to

12 to himself as manifested by threats of or attempts at suicide or serious

13 bodily harm or other conduct demonstrating that he is dangerous to

14 himself, or (2) a substantial risk] ________________

15 harm to other persons as manifested by homicidal or other violent behav-

16 ior by which others are placed in reasonable fear of serious physical

23 in another safe and comfortable place, in which event, such officer

24 shall immediately notify:

2 or county of such action[.];

10 the expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 21 of

12 provisions of section seven of this act shall take effect. Effective

13 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-

14 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective

15 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective

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