Int 1513-2019

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-158 to read as follows: � 9-158 Mental health treatment for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals The department shall ensure that any housing unit where transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals are housed has access to the same mental health treatment as units housing other incarcerated individuals. � 2. Subdivision a of section 9-145 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new definition of "correctional health services" in alphabetical order to read as follows: Correctional health services. The term "correctional health services" means the entity responsible for the delivery of health and mental health services to incarcerated individuals in the custody of the department. � 3. Section 9-145 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 123 for the year 2016, is amended by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows: e. Transgender care. Correctional health services shall ensure that all medical and substance abuse professionals working with transgender individuals receive specialized training on transgender and gender-affirming care conducted by an individual or organization with expertise in the subject. � 4. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. AS LS 10,261 6/18/2019, 5:22 PM