New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.24 - Executive order no. 24: establishing the select commission on the future of the state-local mental health system

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, New York State has, over the past quarter century,
					 undertaken a policy of providing services in the community and reducing the
					 role of institutional care in the mental health field;
WHEREAS, the emphasis on services in the community has
					 resulted in a dramatic decrease in the census of psychiatric centers;
WHEREAS, there is, nevertheless, overcrowding in municipal
					 and State psychiatric inpatient units in New York City;
WHEREAS, there is a continuing concern over the quality and
					 range of services available in both the community and institutional
					 settings;
WHEREAS, despite the impact of these policies on the mental
					 health system, there has not been a corresponding, systematic review of the
					 traditional roles and responsibilities of the State, local governments and
					 other providers;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws
					 of the State of New York, do hereby establish within the Executive Chamber a
					 Select Commission on the Future of the State-Local Mental Health System.
I. Membership
The Select Commission shall consist of members appointed by
					 the Governor. The Governor shall appoint a member of the Select Commission to
					 serve as chairperson. The members of the Select Commission shall receive no
					 compensation for their service, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any
					 necessary expense incurred in connection with the performance of their
					 duties.
II. Powers and
				  Responsibilities
The Select Commission shall prepare recommendations for the
					 Governor after a careful review of the State's present mental health program
					 and shall propose policies which will lead to a new relationship between levels
					 of government to serve the mentally ill more effectively. Specifically, the
					 Select Commission shall:
examine the current mental health system, including the
					 persons served by the system and the kinds of services provided and offer
					 recommendations for the future direction of mental health services;
review the current roles and responsibilities of the State
					 and local governments in the planning, regulation and provision of mental
					 health services and recommend to the Governor ways to strengthen community care
					 services and establish a new relationship between levels of government;
examine the current mechanisms for coordinating the mental
					 health system and recommend policies that will reduce fragmentation, increase
					 integration and promote effective and efficient care;
analyze present financing mechanisms from State, Federal
					 and local sources and recommend to the Governor new financing methods to
					 restructure the system and improve the coordination of services;
evaluate within New York City the extent to which acute
					 care beds are inappropriately occupied by the individuals in need of
					 intermediate or longer term care and the extent to which intermediate and
					 longer term beds are, in turn, inappropriately occupied by individuals in need
					 of safe and adequate housing in the community; and complete its review and
					 submit its report to the Governor on or about April 15, 1984.
III. Assistance to the Select Commission
All departments, agencies, divisions, boards and offices of
					 the State are directed to cooperate with the Select Commission and to provide
					 such assistance as the Select Commission may require to fulfill its purposes.
					 Such assistance may include, but need not be limited to, the use of agency
					 staff, the provision of statistical and policy data in such form as is
					 determined by the Select Commission and consultation with agency staff as the
					 Select Commission shall require.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: September 20, 1983
[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 31 (George E.
					 Pataki), infra.]
[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot
					 Spitzer), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
					 infra.]