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A07045 Summary:

BILL NOA07045 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRDeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §19.47, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes a co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights to be implemented by various agencies; requires a five-year plan for implementing such bill of rights.

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BILL NOA07045 

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03/20/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7045

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights; and making an appropri-
 ation therefor

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 19.47 to read as follows:
 3 § 19.47 Co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights.
 4 The office shall, in conjunction with state agencies which interact
 5 with persons with co-occurring disorders including, but not limited to,
 6 the office of mental health, department of social services, office of
 7 children and family services, department of corrections, department of
 8 health, department of financial services, and the department of educa-
 9 tion:
 10 1. Adopt a co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights and implement
 11 such bill of rights as policy. Such bill of rights shall include, but
 12 not be limited to:
 13 a. the right to be welcomed/nondiscrimination: Individuals and fami-
 14 lies seeking and receiving treatment for co-occurring disorders shall
 15 receive services without regard to age, race, color, sexual orientation,
 16 religion, marital status, sex, disability, gender identity, national
 17 origin, payment source or any other protected basis.
 18 b. the right to have co-occurring disorders needs accurately recog-
 19 nized: Individuals with co-occurring disorders, and their families,
 20 shall receive appropriate screening for the presence of co-occurring
 21 disorders, accurate documentation of the results of that screening,
 22 complete access to their health records and cost estimates, and timely
 23 access to competent re-assessments when needed.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10311-01-5

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 1 c. the right to receive co-occurring disorders services matched to
 2 needs: Individuals shall receive integrated, co-occurring disorders
 3 capable services for their co-occurring mental health and substance use
 4 disorder conditions that are appropriately matched to their needs and
 5 preferences, including, but not limited to acuity, severity, and stage
 6 of change for each condition. This right shall apply to mental health
 7 and/or substance use disorder addiction programs for adults and/or chil-
 8 dren and youth in hospital-based, residential, community-based settings
 9 and at school-based mental health satellites.
 10 d. the right to receive the highest quality of co-occurring disorders
 11 treatment: In every setting, individuals and families shall receive
 12 high-quality evidence-based co-occurring disorders services, including a
 13 full array of best and promising practices for medication and non-medi-
 14 cation interventions for both mental health and substance use disorder
 15 needs.
 16 e. the right to continuity of care: Individuals with co-occurring
 17 disorders, and their families, shall receive appropriately matched help
 18 for both conditions for as long as they need that help. The expectation
 19 that individuals can rely on self-help after only a single episode of
 20 care in a program with limited length of stay shall be deemed inappro-
 21 priate for people who are likely to have not one, but two persistent
 22 conditions that may require help for an extended time-period.
 23 f. the right to help and hope for family and loved on