NYC Council Introduction 793

intro.nyc/0793-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on referrals to assisted outpatient treatment programs.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
Sponsored by Robert F. Holden
Introduced: October 27, 2022

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.

Sponsors: 9