New York S00506 allows community members or community ambassadors to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill.
New York S00506 amends the mental hygiene law to authorize a community member over the age of eighteen or a community ambassador in counties with established programs to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill. This act, known as "Tony's law," takes effect immediately.
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