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A5069Assembly2019-2020 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+3 co-sponsorsAffects 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 to fund mental health services for uninsured and indigent individuals in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Bridges a critical gap in mental health care access. by directly funding services for uninsured and indigent individuals, who are often left without options due to lack of insurance or financial means.

  2. Supports both public and private mental health providers. by making funds available to all eligible organizations, potentially expanding the network of care and reducing strain on overburdened facilities.

  3. Could lead to long-term cost savings. for the state by addressing mental health needs before they escalate into crises that require more expensive emergency, hospital, or law enforcement interventions.

  4. Empowers local mental health systems. to respond more flexibly and rapidly to community needs, since funds are allocated at the discretion of the Office of Mental Health and its commissioner.

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Fund Mental Health for Uninsured

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David DiPietro

Assembly Member · Assembly District 147

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

5069

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 7, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT making an appropriation for services and expenses of the office of mental health and eligible providers providing mental health care to uninsured and indigent individuals

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and 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.

LBD07628-01-9

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