Int. No. 1019
By Council Members Lee, Powers, Rivera, Bottcher, Riley, Louis, Menin, Restler, Hanif, Hudson, Ayala, Holden, Ung, Joseph, Abreu and Farias (in conjunction with the Brooklyn Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the creation of a database and interactive map of outpatient mental health service providers in New York city
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.21, to read as follows:
§17-199.21 Database and interactive map of outpatient mental health service providers. No later than October 1, 2023, the department, in consultation with the health and hospitals corporation and the department of information technology and telecommunications, shall develop and maintain a searchable electronic database and interactive map of outpatient mental health service providers in New York city. Such database and map shall be posted on the department’s website and shall allow outpatient mental health service providers to submit requests to the department for inclusion in the database and interactive map. Such database and map shall include, at a minimum, the following information on each mental health service provider:
1. Address, office hours, and contact information;
2. Mental health services provided by such provider;
3. Whether such mental health service provider accepts insurance and the insurances accepted; and
4. Any other information the department deems relevant.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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