Details Meeting Name: Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/4/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (25) 25 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 1006-2023 * Erik D. Bottcher     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Providing outreach and education regarding mental health and behavioral health services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to develop and implement a public awareness campaign and conduct outreach on mental health and behavioral health programs in New York City that provide low-cost and no-cost services, specifically to those who do not qualify for health insurance based on federal guidelines. The awareness campaign and outreach would include explanations on how individuals can access services, such as through referrals from primary care providers. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1006-2023 * Erik D. Bottcher     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Providing outreach and education regarding mental health and behavioral health services. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to develop and implement a public awareness campaign and conduct outreach on mental health and behavioral health programs in New York City that provide low-cost and no-cost services, specifically to those who do not qualify for health insurance based on federal guidelines. The awareness campaign and outreach would include explanations on how individuals can access services, such as through referrals from primary care providers. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1018-2023 * Linda Lee     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Reporting on involuntary removals. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the New York City Police Department and other agencies, to provide an annual report to the Council with information regarding involuntary removals conducted pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law Sections 9.41 and 9.58. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1018-2023 * Linda Lee     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Reporting on involuntary removals. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the New York City Police Department and other agencies, to provide an annual report to the Council with information regarding involuntary removals conducted pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law Sections 9.41 and 9.58. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1019-2023 * Linda Lee     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Requiring maintenance of access to an interactive map of mental health service providers in New York city. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) to maintain an interactive map of the locations, contact information, and payment information (including type of insurance accepted) of mental health services providers included in the mental health services database described in Proposed Introduction Number 706-A. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1019-2023 * Linda Lee     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Requiring maintenance of access to an interactive map of mental health service providers in New York city. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) to maintain an interactive map of the locations, contact information, and payment information (including type of insurance accepted) of mental health services providers included in the mental health services database described in Proposed Introduction Number 706-A. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1021-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Crisis respite centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, to ensure that each borough has at least two crisis respite centers, open to walk-ins and referrals, to afford individuals with mental illness accessible treatment and resources as an alternative to hospitalization. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1021-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Crisis respite centers. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, to ensure that each borough has at least two crisis respite centers, open to walk-ins and referrals, to afford individuals with mental illness accessible treatment and resources as an alternative to hospitalization. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1022-2023 * Kevin C. Riley     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Pilot program establishing community centers for individuals with severe mental illness in high-need areas. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, to create a pilot program that would establish community centers for individuals with severe mental illness in high-need areas of New York City. The pilot program would be required to start within 180 days after the bill becomes law. One year after the start of the pilot program, DOHMH would be required to report to the Council on the impact and effectiveness of the pilot program and with recommendations about expanding or making such pilot program permanent. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1022-2023 * Kevin C. Riley     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Pilot program establishing community centers for individuals with severe mental illness in high-need areas. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health, to create a pilot program that would establish community centers for individuals with severe mental illness in high-need areas of New York City. The pilot program would be required to start within 180 days after the bill becomes law. One year after the start of the pilot program, DOHMH would be required to report to the Council on the impact and effectiveness of the pilot program and with recommendations about expanding or making such pilot program permanent. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0088-2022 * Robert F. Holden     Sign legislation to fully repeal the Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion from the Social Security Act. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0088-2022 * Robert F. Holden     Sign legislation to fully repeal the Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion from the Social Security Act. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0583-2023 * Rita C. Joseph     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - NYS to subsidize the education and licensing costs of CUNY students who commit to working in the public sector in the mental health professions, which historically experience high turnover rates and staffing sho Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0583-2023 * Rita C. Joseph     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - NYS to subsidize the education and licensing costs of CUNY students who commit to working in the public sector in the mental health professions, which historically experience high turnover rates and staffing sho Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0584-2023 * Linda Lee     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Enter the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Nurse Licensure Compact, and the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0584-2023 * Linda Lee     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Enter the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Nurse Licensure Compact, and the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0587-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - NYS Office of Mental Health to expand enforcement of mental health and substance use disorder insurance parity and apply for federal grants to enforce insurance parity. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0587-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - NYS Office of Mental Health to expand enforcement of mental health and substance use disorder insurance parity and apply for federal grants to enforce insurance parity. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0588-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - New York State to reinitiate the NY/NY supportive housing program, to have both City and State coordinate on supportive housing development and contracting. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0588-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - New York State to reinitiate the NY/NY supportive housing program, to have both City and State coordinate on supportive housing development and contracting. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0589-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Ensure that calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline program are routed based on geolocation rather than area code. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0589-2023 * Keith Powers     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Ensure that calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline program are routed based on geolocation rather than area code. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0592-2023 * Lynn C. Schulman     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Expand the availability of mental health professionals for low and moderate income New Yorkers by increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health services. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0592-2023 * Lynn C. Schulman     Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package - Expand the availability of mental health professionals for low and moderate income New Yorkers by increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health services. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available