New York S 8043: Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state

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S08043 Summary:

BILL NOS08043 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04276

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SPONSORBYNOE

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COSPNSRRHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state, and deliver a report including the findings and recommendations of such study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.

Go to top S08043 Actions:

BILL NOS08043 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

06/04/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1564

06/10/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A4276

&nbspA04276 AMEND= Cunningham (MS)

&nbsp01/31/2025referred to mental health

&nbsp04/29/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/04/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/06/2025reported 

&nbsp06/06/2025rules report cal.432

&nbsp06/06/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.432

&nbsp06/06/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/06/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp06/06/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/10/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S8043

&nbsp06/10/20253RD READING CAL.1564

&nbsp06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp12/01/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp12/05/2025vetoed memo.64

&nbsp12/05/2025tabled

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8043

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to direct the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of
 child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams

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

 1 Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following
 2 terms shall have the following meanings:
 3 (a) "Child- and youth-targeted" shall mean services targeted toward
 4 persons under the age of eighteen.
 5 (b) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of mental health.
 6 (c) "Crisis intervention services" shall have the same meaning as set
 7 forth in paragraph five of subdivision (a) of section 36.03 of the
 8 mental hygiene law.
 9 (d) "Mobile crisis outreach team" shall mean a team approved by the
 10 commissioner pursuant to section 9.58 of the mental hygiene law, that
 11 is:
 12 (i) comprised of one or more of the following: behavioral health
 13 professionals, as defined by paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section
 14 36.03 of the mental hygiene law, certified peer specialists, as defined
 15 by paragraph seven of subdivision (a) of section 36.03 of the mental
 16 hygiene law, certified recovery peer advocates, as defined by paragraph
 17 eight of subdivision (a) of section 36.03 of the mental hygiene law,
 18 credentialed family peer advocates, as defined by paragraph nine of
 19 subdivision (a) of section 36.03 of the mental hygiene law, and/or
 20 credentialed youth peer advocates, as defined by paragraph ten of subdi-
 21 vision (a) of section 36.03 of the mental hygiene law; and
 22 (ii) deployed in the community to assist individuals experiencing
 23 emotional and behavioral crisis situations and their families by provid-
 24 ing face-to-face crisis intervention services, clinical assessment,
 25 supportive counseling, and information and referrals, including refer-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06529-01-5

 S. 8043 2

 1 rals to crisis stabilization centers pursuant to section 36.02 of the
 2 mental hygiene law and/or community-based mental health resources.
 3 § 2. Child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach team study. The
 4 commissioner shall conduct a study on child- and youth-targeted mobile
 5 crisis outreach teams. Such study shall:
 6 (a) Review current child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach
 7 teams in New York state;
 8 (b) Identify regional and demographic gaps in child- and youth-target-
 9 ed crisis intervention services in New York