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A5380Assembly2017-2018 Session

Fund Mental Health for Uninsured

Official title

“Appropriates $10 million for services and expenses of the office of mental health and eligible providers providing mental health care to uninsured and indigent individuals”

Sponsor David DiPietroAD-147+1 co-sponsorAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Ways And Means

What's happening

This bill appropriates $10 million for mental health care services for uninsured and indigent individuals in New York State.

Why it matters

  1. Expands access to mental health care. for individuals who are uninsured or cannot afford services, addressing a significant gap in the health care system that leaves many vulnerable people without support.

  2. Direct funding for uncompensated care. means mental health providers and the state’s Office of Mental Health will have resources to serve those who would otherwise be unable to pay, potentially reducing emergency room visits or crises stemming from untreated mental health issues.

  3. Immediate impact upon enactment. ensures that funds become available right away, allowing service providers to respond quickly to growing needs, especially during times of increased mental health challenges.

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Who cares

  • Uninsured and indigent individuals needing mental health care

    The bill would fund uncompensated mental health services for these populations.

  • Office of Mental Health and eligible mental health providers

    The bill would appropriate up to $10 million from the state general fund for their uncompensated services and expenses.

  • Commissioner of Mental Health and state comptroller

    Payments would require vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner and the comptroller’s audit and warrant.

Headline styles

Fund Mental Health for Uninsured

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David DiPietro

Assembly Member · Assembly District 147

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Held for consideration in ways and means
  2. Referred to ways and means
  3. Referred to ways and means

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5380

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 8, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, KEARNS, 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund of the state treasury to the credit of the state purposes account not otherwise appropriated for uncompensated services and expenses of the office of mental health and eligible providers providing mental health care to uninsured and indigent individuals. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of mental health in the manner prescribed by law.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05921-01-7

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