Bill > S05035

This bill requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the Office of Mental Health (OMH) service system. It directs each provider of housing services in the OMH system to provide the OMH with a monthly list of individuals referred to, admitted to, applying for, withdrawing an application for, and denied admission to their housing programs. The bill also requires the community-based agencies performing assessments of people with documented mental illness to provide the OMH with the names of those who meet the eligibility criteria for the array of funded and/or licensed housing programs, and the OMH must publish these waiting lists on a monthly basis. The purpose of this bill is to improve transparency and tracking of the demand for and access to community-based housing and services for adults with mental illness.