STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7650--A IN SENATE January 5, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing an intensive addiction and medical services integrated services pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira- tion thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 2 19.18-d to read as follows: 3 § 19.18-d Intensive addiction and medical services integrated services 4 pilot program. 5 1. Within the funds appropriated to the office, a pilot program shall 6 be established to support two three-year demonstration programs that 7 provide intensive addiction and medical services integrated services to 8 individuals who have significant addiction and medical issues. One of 9 the demonstration programs shall be located in a rural area and one 10 shall be located in an urban setting as determined by the commissioner. 11 The services provided shall include but not be limited to intensive 12 physical health care services, addiction counseling for both the indi- 13 vidual with significant addiction and medical issues and their family, 14 peer supports, and transportation assistance. Such services shall be 15 primarily provided in a treatment facility certified by the office or, 16 as clinically and socially necessitated, in the community or home of the 17 individual receiving such services. Such funding may also be used to 18 build a new facility or modify an existing facility for the purposes of 19 such demonstration programs. 20 2. Not later than June thirtieth of the year following the enactment 21 of this section, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall provide 22 the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader 23 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the 24 assembly, the chair of the senate standing committee on alcoholism and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13822-02-2S. 7650--A 2 1 substance abuse, and the chair of the assembly committee on alcoholism 2 and drug abuse with a written evaluation of the demonstration programs 3 established pursuant to subdivision one of this section. Such evaluation 4 shall, at a minimum, address the overall effectiveness of such demon- 5 stration programs, identify best practices for services provided under 6 the demonstration programs and any additional services that may be 7 appropriate within each type of program operated, regulated, funded, or 8 approved by the office, address whether continuation or expansion of the 9 pilot program established by subdivision one of this section is recom- 10 mended, and identify any changes needed in existing medicaid or private 11 insurance reimbursement models. The written evaluation shall be made 12 publicly available on the office's website. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect the first of April next succeeding the 14 fiscal year in which this act shall have become a law and shall expire 15 March 31 of the third succeeding fiscal year thereafter when upon such 16 date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed. Effective 17 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu- 18 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on or before its 19 effective date are authorized to be made.