Committee for Autism and Mental Health Advocacy

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Committee for Autism and Committee for Autism and Mental Health AdvocacyMental Health Advocacy

In partnership with the NYS Subcommittee on Autism Retention

Chair: Assemblyman Mark J. F. SchroederChair: Assemblyman Mark J. F. Schroeder

December 4, 2009December 4, 2009

Erie County Community College - South

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Improving systems of care for

individuals and their families with autism spectrum disorder,

mental health, and neuro-behavioral disorders.

Autism Speaks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDMMwG7RrFQ

Committee for Autism and Mental Health Advocacy





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Create timely and efficient systems of care for all children with autism spectrum and mental health needs;

Achieve effective cost savings to reinvest in education, prevention, and early intervention; and

Address unmet needs of underserved children, adolescents, and families.

Committee for Autism and Mental Health Advocacy Action Steps 2009-2012

Work on legislation to:

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Bill Number A. 8996, sponsored by Bill Number A. 8996, sponsored by Schroeder in the Assembly: Education Schroeder in the Assembly: Education Committee; andCommittee; and

Bill Number S. 5986, sponsored by Bill Number S. 5986, sponsored by Stachowski in the Senate: Rules Stachowski in the Senate: Rules Committee.

NYS Legislature 2009-2010Mandated Teacher Training Bill

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Expands current law to mandate autism spectrum training for all special and general education NYS teacher candidates seeking certification.


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Recognizes students who demonstrate signs of autism spectrum disorders; and

Trains teachers to use evidenced-based instructional practices for students with autism.


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Bill Number A. 9075, sponsored by Schroeder in the Assembly: Health Committee; and

Bill Number S. 6200, sponsored by Stachowski in the Senate: Rules Committee.

NYS Legislature 2009-2010Behavioral Health

Wrap-Around Project Bill

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Creates opportunities to demonstrate that blended funding will support efficient systems of care for all children with behavioral health challenges; and

Calls for the NYS Health Commissioner to fund mental health wrap-around demonstration projects.



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Blends Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Mental Health, Dept. of Health, and other funding streams to improve outcomes for children, adolescents , and families; and

Coordinates supports and services for children, adolescents , and families across different service systems.



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Efficiently assists children and families from high risk or crisis to stabilization;

Decreases utilization of high cost out-of -home services; and

Increases utilization of home, community, and school based supports and services.



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Needed because children and adolescents with behavioral health issues in New York are getting passed around between various mental health, health, social services, and educational systems, rather than the right care in the right place at the right time to improve outcomes.

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NYS Legislature 2009-2010 Children’s Mental Health

Passport Bill

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Creates a voluntary universal consent form to enable the efficient transfer of health and mental health records among providers; and

Allows for continuous, informed, coordinated care for children, adolescents, and families.

NYS Legislature 2009-2010 Children’s Mental Health

Passport Bill

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NYS Legislature 2009-2010 Mandatory Pediatric

Identification Bill

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Directs Commissioner of Health and Commissioner of OMRDD to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to screen children beginning at the age of 18 months for autism spectrum disorders during each wellness and preventative care examination.


Identification Bill

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Mandates routine use of ASD screening tools at regular times during important stages in a child’s development; and

Mandates steps for referring children for further evaluation if the screen shows they are at risk for ASD.


Identification Bill

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Bill Number A. 8625A, sponsored by Schroeder in the Assembly: Ways and Means Committee; and

Bill Number S. 5831A, sponsored by Huntley in the Senate: Rules Committee

NYS Legislature 2009-2010

Cost Analysis of Early Diagnosis Bill

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Bill Number A. 8625A, sponsored by Schroeder in the Assembly: Ways and Means Committee; and

Bill Number S. 5831A, sponsored by Huntley in the Senate: Rules Committee.

NYS Legislature 2009-2010

Cost Analysis of Early Diagnosis Bill

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Directs the Commissioner of OMRDD to study and report the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of ASD and the long term treatment for individuals with ASD.

NYS Legislature 2009-2010 Cost Analysis of

Early Diagnosis Bill

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Estimate the future cost to the state associated with the increased demand for state services that will be needed to accommodate the tremendous growth in the number of individuals being diagnosed with ASD; and

Estimate the amount of current and future costs to the state reasonably expected to offset by insurance coverage and benefits to individuals with ASD.

NYS Legislature 2009-2010 Cost Analysis of

Early Diagnosis BillMandates that the Commissioner of OMRDD:

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The functioning of children and The functioning of children and adolescents with autism spectrum adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, mental health, and neuro-disorder, mental health, and neuro-behavioral disorders, along with their behavioral disorders, along with their families and caregivers in New York, will families and caregivers in New York, will continue to suffer and reach crisis levels continue to suffer and reach crisis levels unless government agencies, private unless government agencies, private agencies and family advocacy groups join agencies and family advocacy groups join forces on how to best serve them via forces on how to best serve them via agency collaborations across systems. agency collaborations across systems.

Call to Action

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Contact Bill Champions: Teacher Training

Gregg Davis & Kathy Doody

Wrap-Around Demonstration Model Dr. Michael Cummings

Commissioner Phil Endress Mental Health Passport

Max Donatelli Early Screening

Jana Mertz Costs of Autism

Christine Hoff

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716-646-3226

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716-858-6264

[email protected] 716-828-9477



Call to Action

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What can YOU do to help? Host a meeting; Send an individual letter of

support; Solicit letters of support from

your employer or organization; Visit with your legislators in

WNY Assist with phone calling;

and/or Attend a lobby day.

Call to Action

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Learn what YOU can to do help individuals and their families with autism spectrum disorder, mental health, and neuro-behavioral disorders.

Please visit the tables set up in the hallway and across the hall to sign in and receive specific information on each of the proposed NYS legislature bills.

Call to Action

Documents

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