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Deputy commissioner outlines governor’s mental-health budget proposals affecting counties
Summary
Harmony S. Rivera, Deputy Commissioner, summarized mental-health provisions in the governor’s executive budget including a 2.1% targeted inflationary increase, funding for minimum-wage impacts, changes to involuntary-commitment language, expanded assisted outpatient treatment, and investments in peer and street-based services.
Harmony S. Rivera, Deputy Commissioner, briefed the board on highlights of the governor’s executive budget proposals related to mental health, emphasizing that the executive proposal begins a legislative process and is not final.
Rivera summarized key proposals: a 2.1% targeted inflationary increase for eligible providers; $53 million in new funding to address minimum-wage impacts for workers in certain systems; proposed clarifications and procedural changes to parts of New York’s commitment laws; expanded…
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