Authorizes former outpatients of mental health facilities to request a court of competent jurisdiction to render an order to have their files sealed when more than ten years have elapsed since the last treatment in such facility, they are not currently being treated for mental illness and it would be in the best interests of the petitioner and society to seal such record without the requirement of a special proceeding.
Requires mental health facilities to have a staff member specifically trained in filing assisted outpatient treatment petitions and to have patients with mental illness not released from such facilities until they have been registered for available services.
Establishes further procedures for assisted outpatient treatment and community adherence plans prior to a person being discharged from the plan; requires the office of mental health track data on assisted outpatient treatment orders; requires the commissioner of mental health create standardized forms for assisted outpatient discharge.
Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.
Enacts the "empire state of mind act" relating to the treatment of mentally ill persons in the realm of treatment in mental health and addiction services facilities, the penal system and social services.
Establishes an intensive addiction recovery and mental health integrated services pilot program to support two three-year demonstration programs that provide intensive addiction and mental health integrated services to individuals with significant addiction and mental health issues who have had multiple and frequent treatment episodes.
Establishes an intensive addiction recovery and mental health integrated services pilot program to support two three-year demonstration programs that provide intensive addiction and mental health integrated services to individuals with significant addiction and mental health issues who have had multiple and frequent treatment episodes.
Relating to the emergency detention of a person with mental illness at a mental health facility and certain best practices for courts with jurisdiction over emergency mental health matters.