N.Y. MHY Law § 41.49 — New York Code / Act MHY / Title E / Article 41 / Section 41.49
Adolescent suicide prevention program
Status: in_force

* § 41.49 Adolescent suicide prevention program.\n  1. Within amounts appropriated, the office of mental health is hereby\nauthorized and directed to establish and conduct, in consultation with\nand upon the approval of the council on children and families, a special\nprogram, the purpose of which shall be to provide grants to public or\nprivate not-for-profit organizations, or public or private schools,\nacting alone or in concert with others, in order to educate the general\npopulation, and in particular parents, teachers, clergy, health and\nmental health professionals and adolescents themselves of the positive\nactions that can be taken to identify and treat adolescents who are at\nhigh risk for suicide. For purposes of this section, the term\n"adolescent" shall mean any person under the age of twenty-one.\n  2. The commissioner shall in consultation with and upon the approval\nof the council on children and families promulgate standards to\ndetermine the eligibility of applicants for the grants herein authorized\nand be entitled to receive on appropriate forms such information as he\ndeems necessary and relevant in making such determination. Such\napplication to the extent possible shall include:\n  a. the projected impact and effectiveness of the program in meeting\nthe community's need for adolescent suicide prevention programs;\n  b. coordination with other community and/or school services;\n  c. other sources of revenue available;\n  d. the start up and continuing operating costs of such program;\n  e. the number and age of youth expected to be reached by such program;\n  f. the range and type of services to be offered and the number and\ntypes of personnel to be employed;\n  g. a description of an outreach component of the program;\n  h. methods to be used to increase the sensitivity of professionals and\nthe public toward identifying youth at risk of suicide; and\n  i. such other information as deemed pertinent by the commissioner.\n  3. The commissioner in consultation with the council on children and\nfamilies shall specify methods to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed\nprojects. The commissioner in consultation with and upon the approval of\nthe council on children and families shall review and where necessary,\nrequire modifications and upon such modifications, approve or disapprove\napplications within thirty days of the receipt of the initial or\nmodified application, whichever is appropriate. All applications\napproved by the commissioner in consultation with the council on\nchildren and families shall include a commitment to use appropriate\naccounting and fiscal control procedures which shall include the filing\nof an annual financial statement by each provider so as to ensure:\n  a. the proper disbursement and accounting for funds received;\n  b. appropriate written records regarding the population served and\ntype and extent of services rendered by the provider;\n  c. confidentiality standards so as to ensure the confidentiality of\nrecords of persons receiving services; and\n  d. other funds, public or private, whenever resources are available.\n  4. Upon approval of each grant the commissioner shall contract with\neach grantee for a period of time not to exceed one year, but can extend\nsuch contract for one year periods when the commissioner after\nconsulting the council on children and families determines it is\nappropriate.\n  5. Each grantee receiving payments hereunder shall submit to the\ncommissioner within thirty days prior to the expiration of the contract\na report following guidelines prepared by the commissioner which shall\ninclude:\n  a. the information specified in subdivision two of this section;\n  b. an assessment of the impact of the program on adolescents who are\nat high risk for suicide attempts;\n  c. the extent to which the program coordinated services with other\ncommunity programs; and\n  d. any other information deemed relevant by the commissioner.\n  6. The commissioner shall prepare a summary of the reports required by\nsubdivision five of this section, and forward this summary to the\ncouncil on children and families for inclusion in its annual report and\nshall include such information in the annual report of the office of\nmental health.\n  7. The commissioner in consultation with the council on children and\nfamilies shall promulgate such rules and regulations necessary and\nproper to implement the provision of this section.\n  * NB There are 2 § 41.49's\n