New York A 2111: Requires suicide prevention hotline centers to meet certain requirements for individuals who are in the perinatal period

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A02111 Summary:

BILL NOA02111 

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Requires suicide prevention hotline centers to meet certain requirements for individuals who are in the perinatal period.

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01/15/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2111

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring suicide
 prevention hotline centers to meet certain requirements for individ-
 uals who are in the perinatal period

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 7 of subdivision (c) of section 36.03 of the
 2 mental hygiene law, as added by section 2 of part EE of chapter 57 of
 3 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (7) A designated hotline center shall meet the requirements set forth
 5 by New York State and the NSPL for serving high risk and specialized
 6 populations including but not limited to: Black, African American,
 7 Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Alaskan
 8 Native; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, and ques-
 9 tioning individuals; veterans; members of rural communities; individuals
 10 with intellectual and developmental disabilities; individuals experienc-
 11 ing homelessness or housing instability; individuals who are currently
 12 in the perinatal period; immigrants and refugees; children and youth;
 13 older adults; and religious communities as identified by the federal
 14 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, including
 15 training requirements and policies for providing linguistically and
 16 culturally competent care.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03998-01-5

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