STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2472 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to enact the "behavioral health and long-term care act" providing for the establishment of a behavioral health and long-term care plan The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "behavioral health and long-term care act". 3 § 2. The behavioral health and long-term care plan. 1. The commis- 4 sioner of mental health, in conjunction with the commissioner of health, 5 the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services and the 6 director of the office for the aging, shall develop and monitor the 7 implementation of a behavioral health and long-term care plan. A subcom- 8 mittee may be established through the interagency geriatric mental 9 health and chemical dependency planning council to assist in the devel- 10 opment of such plan. 11 (a) The behavioral health and long-term care plan shall include, but 12 not be limited to: 13 (i) Coordination of provider services and interagency referrals of 14 persons with a mental illness and/or chemical dependence, as defined in 15 section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, other than and in addition to 16 dementia, who are in or who may be in need of long-term care, 17 (ii) Recommendations for integrating and coordinating federal, state 18 and local funding sources for behavioral health and long-term care, 19 (iii) Recommendations for facilitating research on best practices and 20 model programs, and the dissemination of such information, 21 (iv) An increase in alternatives to nursing homes for adults with 22 mental illness and/or chemical dependence who also need long-term care, 23 and 24 (v) Support services for family caregivers who assist adults with 25 mental illness and/or chemical dependence who also need long-term care EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07142-01-7

A. 2472 2 1 in the community rather than in institutions such as adult homes, nurs- 2 ing homes or psychiatric inpatient units. 3 (b) The behavioral health and long-term care plan shall provide for 4 specific actions to be taken for its implementation, the number of 5 people to be served, measurable phases for the implementation, and a 6 time schedule for the achievement of such phases. 7 (c) The provisions of the behavioral health and long-term care plan 8 shall be included in the statewide comprehensive plan of services for 9 the mentally disabled pursuant to section 5.07 of the mental hygiene 10 law. 11 2. On or before October 1, 2019, the commissioner of mental health 12 shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary president of the 13 senate, and the speaker of the assembly. On or before October 1, 2020, 14 and annually until 2027, the commissioner of mental health shall submit 15 a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the 16 speaker of the assembly regarding the implementation of the plan includ- 17 ing the number of people served and other measurable outcomes. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 19 have become a law.

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