NY Ment Hygiene L § 41.49 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 41 - Local Services 41.49 - Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program.

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