New York A02440 requires institutions housing defendants due to mental disease or defect to assign a care management team and make a referral before.

New York A02440 amends the criminal procedure law to mandate that institutions housing defendants due to mental disease or defect assign a critical time intervention care management team and make a single point of access referral for the defendant before discharge. The law also requires institutions to maintain records of discharge planning and referrals and submit de-identified reports to the commissioner and chief administrative judge. The bill affects defendants in custody due to mental disease or defect, institutions housing such defendants, and the commissioner of the relevant agency.

New York A02440 requires institutions housing defendants due to mental disease or defect to assign a care management team and make a referral before.

New York A02440 amends the criminal procedure law to mandate that institutions housing defendants due to mental disease or defect assign a critical time intervention care management team and make a single point of access referral for the defendant before discharge. The law also requires institutions to maintain records of discharge planning and referrals and submit de-identified reports to the commissioner and chief administrative judge. The bill affects defendants in custody due to mental disease or defect, institutions housing such defendants, and the commissioner of the relevant agency.