Bill > A05569

This bill establishes a nine-member task force within the Office of Mental Health to study aging in place for residents of community-based mental health housing programs. The task force will be composed of members appointed by state government leaders, including representatives from mental health advocacy groups, healthcare professionals with expertise in elderly care, mental health professionals, and a mental health housing program director. The task force's key responsibilities include identifying and recommending solutions to remove barriers that prevent elderly mental health housing residents from successfully aging in place, such as improving access to medical and mental healthcare, ensuring Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, developing staff training programs, and creating strategies for medical appointment transportation. Members will serve without compensation but can be reimbursed for expenses, and they are required to meet at least three times. The task force must produce a comprehensive report with findings and recommendations to be submitted to the governor and legislature within twelve months of the act becoming law. The task force will automatically expire thirty days after submitting its report, ensuring a time-limited, focused approach to addressing the challenges of aging in place for mental health housing residents.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5569