Bill Text: NY A05912 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to alcoholism and drug abuse [A05912 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05912-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5912
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 8, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
       AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  oversight  of
         substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alco-
         holism and substance abuse services
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision a of section 19.09 of the mental
    2  hygiene law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (A)  and  (B)  to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
    5  TREATMENT  POLICIES  AND  PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORREC-
    6  TIONAL SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH REVIEWS SHALL  BE  TO  ENSURE  THAT
    7  POLICIES  AND  PROGRAMS  EMPLOY  EVIDENCE-BASED  AND  BEST PRACTICES AND
    8  COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  TO  THE  FULLEST
    9  EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL SETTING.
   10    (B)  SUCH  REVIEWS  SHALL BE CONDUCTED, AT A MINIMUM, EVERY TWO YEARS,
   11  AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL FILE A WRITTEN REPORT WITH THE  GOVERNOR  AND
   12  THE  LEGISLATURE  SUMMARIZING  THE RESULTS AND SETTING FORTH RECOMMENDA-
   13  TIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR MODIFYING,  IMPLEMENTING,
   14  DEVELOPING,  OR  COORDINATING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
   15  CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. THE FIRST REPORT SHALL BE FILED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
   16  SIONER NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09369-01-3