Establishes the health care worker peer support program in New York.

The bill enacts the health care worker peer support program in New York. It amends the mental hygiene law to establish a grant program for eligible entities to create peer-to-peer mental health programs for health care workers. The commissioner sets standards for the program, including initial and continued training in mental illness and suicide prevention. The program does not require recipients to maintain records or report personal identifying information. An appropriation of $10 million is made for the program.

Establishes the health care worker peer support program in New York.

The bill enacts the health care worker peer support program in New York. It amends the mental hygiene law to establish a grant program for eligible entities to create peer-to-peer mental health programs for health care workers. The commissioner sets standards for the program, including initial and continued training in mental illness and suicide prevention. The program does not require recipients to maintain records or report personal identifying information. An appropriation of $10 million is made for the program.