N.Y. PBH Law § 207-A

§ 207-a. Tick-borne diseases and blood-borne pathogen impact study. 1.\nThe department, in conjunction with the commissioner of mental health,\nshall issue a report examining the mental health impacts of tick-borne\ndiseases and blood-borne pathogens on mental illness rates in endemic\nareas of the state. Such report shall include but not be limited to:\n (a) Considerations of how Lyme, tick-borne illnesses, and other\nblood-borne pathogens or vector-borne diseases may have correlations\nwith mental illness in infected individuals;\n (b) Populations at-risk including those individuals with occupations\noutdoors and/or increased exposure to vectors;\n (c) Diagnostic indicators of mental illness that can be used as\nguidance for healthcare providers and mental health practitioners;\n (d) Historical considerations of infection rates and mental illness\nindicators that may have gone undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in endemic\nareas; and\n (e) Recommendations for intervention and coordinated care for\nindividuals who exhibit mental illness symptoms as well as those who\nhave both physical and mental health indicators.\n 2. Such report shall be submitted to the temporary president of the\nsenate and the speaker of the assembly no later than October first, two\nthousand twenty-two. The department and the commissioner of mental\nhealth may engage stakeholders in the compilation of the report,\nincluding but not limited to, medical research institutions, health care\npractitioners, mental health providers, county and local government, and\nadvocates.\n