Bill Text: NY S07903 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-7)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-23 - SIGNED CHAP.32 [S07903 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07903-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 7903                                                 A. 10160
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 17, 2014
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- (at request of the Governor)
         -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
         the Committee on Rules
       IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of
         A. Gunther) -- (at request of the Governor) -- read once and  referred
         to the Committee on Ways and Means
       AN  ACT  to  amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the heroin and
         opioid  addiction  wraparound  services  demonstration  program;   and
         providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration 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-a to read as follows:
    3  S 19.18-A HEROIN  AND OPIOID ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES DEMONSTRATION
    4              PROGRAM.
    5    1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH
    6  SHALL  DEVELOP  A HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES DEMON-
    7  STRATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM  SHALL  PROVIDE  WRAPAROUND  SERVICES  TO
    8  ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PATIENTS DURING TREATMENT AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO
    9  SUCH  PATIENTS FOR A CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE PERIOD FOR UP TO NINE MONTHS
   10  AFTER COMPLETION OF SUCH TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IDEN-
   11  TIFY AND ESTABLISH WHERE THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM
   12  WILL BE PROVIDED.
   13    2. WRAPAROUND SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE;
   14    (A) CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WHICH ADDRESS:
   15    (I) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES;
   16    (II) LEGAL SERVICES;
   17    (III) FINANCIAL SERVICES;
   18    (IV) SOCIAL SERVICES;
   19    (V) FAMILY SERVICES; AND
   20    (VI) CHILDCARE SERVICES;
   21    (B) PEER SUPPORTS, INCLUDING PEER TO PEER SUPPORT GROUPS;
   22    (C) EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT; AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD12115-01-4
       S. 7903                             2                           A. 10160
    1    (D) TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE.
    2    3.  NOT LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,
    3  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF
    4  THE  SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE STAND-
    5  ING COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
    6  COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE WITH A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF  THE
    7  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM. SUCH EVALUATION SHALL ADDRESS THE OVERALL EFFEC-
    8  TIVENESS OF THIS  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  AND  WHETHER  CONTINUATION  OR
    9  EXPANSION OF THIS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED.
   10    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
   11  deemed repealed three years after such effective date.