NYC Council · Int 0916-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on referrals to assisted outpatient treatment programs

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced May 23, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on referrals to assisted outpatient treatment programs” Read the full text

Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report how many times city agencies and hospitals submit referrals for individuals to assisted outpatient treatment programs under the state law known as Kendra’s Law, including the number of petitions filed for such referrals and the number of resulting court orders.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.