New York S10201 amends the mental hygiene law to require language services for non-English speakers in mental health and developmental disabilities.

New York S10201 amends the mental hygiene law to mandate that the heads of the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities create rules to address the language needs of non-English speaking individuals. These rules must include providing documents, forms, and materials in English and the twelve most common non-English languages spoken in New York State, based on U.S. census data.

New York S10201 amends the mental hygiene law to require language services for non-English speakers in mental health and developmental disabilities.

New York S10201 amends the mental hygiene law to mandate that the heads of the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities create rules to address the language needs of non-English speaking individuals. These rules must include providing documents, forms, and materials in English and the twelve most common non-English languages spoken in New York State, based on U.S. census data.