New York A 9285: Enacts the mental health integration for networked data (MIND) act

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A09285 Summary:

BILL NOA09285A

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Establishes a centralized mental health data reporting and integration platform to be utilized by all state-operated and county-administered mental health programs, as well as all providers licensed or funded by the office of mental health for the provision of mental health services.

Go to top A09285 Actions:

BILL NOA09285A

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12/10/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

05/13/2026amend and recommit to mental health

05/13/2026print number 9285a

05/19/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA09285 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH Chair:Simon 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:12/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SimonAyeSempolinskiExcused

SantabarbaraAyeBrownAye

JacksonAyeBaileyAye

GibbsAyeSmithAye

De Los SantosAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

Chandler-WatermAye

TapiaAye

Go to topA09285 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09285 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9285--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 statewide reporting and integration program for public mental health
 service providers

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "mental health integration for networked data (MIND) act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that the
 4 effective treatment and coordination of mental health services across
 5 the state of New York requires a centralized, secure, and standardized
 6 framework for the collection, integration, and sharing of mental health
 7 data. The office of mental health currently administers data systems,
 8 including the psychiatric services and clinical knowledge enhancement
 9 system (PSYCKES), which facilitate such integration and support improved
 10 outcomes, accountability, and provider coordination. It is the intent of
 11 the legislature to expand and standardize the use of such platforms
 12 across counties and local mental health systems statewide.
 13 § 3. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 5.10 to
 14 read as follows:
 15 § 5.10 Statewide mental health data integration and reporting framework.
 16 (a) The office of mental health shall establish and maintain a
 17 centralized mental health data reporting and integration platform to be
 18 utilized by all state-operated and county-administered mental health
 19 programs, as well as all providers licensed or funded by the office of
 20 mental health for the provision of mental health services. Such system
 21 shall include, but not be limited to, the functionality currently
 22 provided by the psychiatric services and clinical knowledge enhancement

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13634-02-6

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 1 system (PSYCKES), or its successor system as designated by the commis-
 2 sioner.
 3 (b) All covered entities shall report mental health-related incidents,
 4 treatment utilization, and support services in accordance with standards
 5 and protocols developed by the office of mental health. The office shall
 6 promulgate such standards through regulation within one hundred eighty
 7 days of the effective date of this section.
 8 (c) Subject to appropriation, funds shall be made available to coun-
 9 ties, municipalities, and eligible provider organizations for costs
 10 associated with compliance with this section, including, but not limited
 11 to:
 12 (1) administrative expenses;
 13 (2) staffing and personnel support;
 14 (3) system upgrades and technological integration;
 15 (4) training and education for provider staff and administrators on
 16 system use, data reporting sta