NYC Council Introduction 916

intro.nyc/0916-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on referrals to assisted outpatient treatment programs
Status: Committee Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
Sponsored by Robert F. Holden
Introduced: May 23, 2024

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.