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NY S02614

NY S02614
Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.


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Introduced
01/22/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the correction law, in relation to enhancing the assisted outpatient treatment program; and to amend Kendra's Law, in relation to making the provisions thereof permanent

AI Summary

This bill enhances the assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) program in New York by eliminating the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law, which authorizes the court-ordered AOT program. The key provisions of the bill include: expanding the oversight and monitoring responsibilities of AOT program coordinators, requiring the development of an educational pamphlet on the AOT process, enhancing the responsibilities of directors of community services, and modifying the criteria and procedures for obtaining and continuing AOT court orders. The bill also requires notification and assessment of certain inmates with mental illness prior to their release from correctional facilities to determine if they meet the criteria for AOT.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH (on 01/05/2022)

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