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S 6782: Provides for when the department may limit the census of persons with a serious mental illness residing in an adult home.
What S 6782 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to improve the care and treatment of individuals with serious mental illness residing in adult homes. The adult homes must be operated by a not-for-profit corporation that also provides a continuum of housing and residential services. The homes must assess residents periodically to ensure they are living in the most integrated setting possible. Adult homes must address the needs of residents with serious mental illness by promoting independent living skills, access to quality mental health services, community involvement, and a homelike atmosphere. The definition of "persons with serious mental illness" is established based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing for immediate implementation of these requirements.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6782
- What is the current status of S 6782?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6782 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 6782 pass?
- Not yet. S 6782 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6782, and where is it now?
- S 6782 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Mar. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 24, 2025 · 384 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6782 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to persons with serious mental illness residing in adult homes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 2 461-v to read as follows: 3 § 461-v. Persons with serious mental illness residing in an adult 4 home. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the 5 contrary, the commissioner shall not limit the census of persons with 6 serious mental illness residing in an adult home as defined in section 7 two of this chapter, provided that the adult home meets the following 8 requirements: 9 (a) it is organized as a not-for-profit corporation; 10 (b) it is operated by an organization that also operates a continuum 11 of housing and residential services, including supportive housing and 12 independent housing; 13 (c) it assesses each adult home resident on a periodic basis to ensure 14 that the resident is living in the most integrated setting appropriate 15 to the resident's needs; and 16 (d) it actively addresses the needs of the adult home residents with 17 serious mental illness by: 18 i. fostering the development of independent living skills; 19 ii. ensuring access to and quality of mental health services; 20 iii. encouraging community involvement and integration; and 21 iv. fostering a homelike atmosphere. 22 2. For purposes of this section "persons with serious mental illness" 23 means individuals who meet criteria established by the commissioner of 24 mental health, which shall be persons who have a designated diagnosis of 25 mental illness under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06615-01-5S. 6782 2 1 Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, American Psychiatric Association, July 2000), and 2 whose severity and duration of mental illness results in substantial 3 functional disability. 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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