New York A 4844: Relates to enacting the health care worker peer support program

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A04844 Summary:

BILL NOA04844 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01827

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SPONSORManktelow

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COSPNSRSantabarbara, Brown E, Angelino, DeStefano, Gallahan, Lemondes

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §7.50, Ment Hyg L

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Enacts the health care worker peer support program.

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BILL NOA04844 

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02/06/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4844

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to enacting the
 health care worker peer support program; and making an appropriation
 therefor

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "health
 2 care worker peer support program".
 3 § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 7.50 to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 7.50 Health care worker peer support program.
 6 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 7 the following meanings:
 8 (1) "Program" shall mean the "health care worker peer support program"
 9 established by this section.
 10 (2) "Eligible entities" shall mean an entity which submits to the
 11 commissioner an application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner,
 12 containing such information and assurances as the commissioner may
 13 require to provide initial and continued training in mental illness,
 14 including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide
 15 prevention, for health care worker volunteers.
 16 (b) The commissioner shall establish a grant program to be known as
 17 the "health care worker peer support program". Such program shall
 18 provide grants, within appropriations therefor, to eligible entities for
 19 the purpose of establishing peer-to-peer mental health programs for
 20 health care workers.
 21 (c) The commissioner shall establish standards applicable to such
 22 program. Such standards shall include initial and continued training for
 23 health care worker peer volunteers, administrative staffing needs, and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03778-01-5

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 1 best practices for addressing the needs of each health care worker
 2 served.
 3 (d) Grants may be awarded by the commissioner to an eligible entity in
 4 an amount that does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
 5 (e) The commissioner shall not require the recipient of any grant
 6 under this section to maintain records on health care workers seeking
 7 support or report any personal identifying information directly or indi-
 8 rectly to the commissioner.
 9 § 3. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much thereof
 10 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the office of mental
 11 health out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
 12 the credit of the state purposes account, not otherwise appropriated,
 13 and made immediately available, for the purpose of carrying out the
 14 provisions of this act.
 15 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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