New york state, and its' state administrative agency, the new york state division of criminal justice services (DCJS), will use FY22 narip funds towards a sub-award with the new york state…

New york state, and its' state administrative agency, the new york state division of criminal justice services (DCJS), will use FY22 narip funds towards a sub-award with the new york state department of health (DOH) and health research incorporated (HRI) to develop a secure case inquiry system to streamline communication and improve response time from facilities regarding nics reports. Project activities include: 1) provide ongoing support of existing nics systems to maintain, process and report qualifying involuntary admissions, as well as security and technical compliance of information technology (IT) systems; 2) migrate nics reporting infrastructure to modern cloud infrastructure for enhanced performance, availability, and scalability; 3) perform audit and compliance activities which will both be spurred by their analyses (ad-hoc and routine), as well as at the request of the NYS office of mental health (OMH) and federal entities; and 4) provide training and end-user support to the hospitals so that they may have continuity in and understand their responsibility for nics reporting activities.