What's happening
This bill allows certain not-for-profit adult homes to house unlimited numbers of residents with serious mental illness if specific care standards are met.
Why it matters
Expands housing options for people with serious mental illness. by removing caps on how many such residents can live in qualifying adult homes, potentially reducing waitlists or homelessness for this population.
Sets higher standards for quality and integration. , requiring adult homes to offer a full range of housing services (from supportive to independent living), regularly assess residents’ needs, and promote independent living skills and community involvement.
Targets not-for-profit providers with proven capacity. , limiting this expanded allowance to organizations that already operate a spectrum of residential services, which may increase accountability and quality compared to for-profit providers.
Updates and clarifies the definition of 'serious mental illness'. , aligning eligibility with current psychiatric diagnostic standards and ensuring that only those with significant functional impairments are included, which could focus resources on the most vulnerable individuals.
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Protect Rights of Mentally Ill
In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Robert Jackson
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8022
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 30, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to persons with serious mental illness residing in adult homes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 461-u to read as follows:
§ 461-u. Persons with serious mental illness residing in an adult home. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall not limit the census of persons with serious mental illness residing in an adult home as defined in section two of this chapter, provided that the adult home meets the following requirements:
(a) it is organized as a not-for-profit corporation;
(b) it is operated by an organization that also operates a continuum of housing and residential services, including supportive housing and independent housing;
(c) it assesses each adult home resident on a periodic basis to ensure that the resident is living in the most integrated setting appropriate to the resident's needs; and
(d) it actively addresses the needs of the adult home residents with serious mental illness by:
i. fostering the development of independent living skills;
ii. ensuring access to and quality of mental health services;
iii. encouraging community involvement and integration; and
iv. fostering a homelike atmosphere.
2. For purposes of this section "persons with serious mental illness" means individuals who meet criteria established by the commissioner of mental health, which shall be persons who have a designated diagnosis of mental illness under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, American Psychiatric Association, July 2000), and whose severity and duration of mental illness results in substantial functional disability.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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