Bill Text: NY S07903 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7903 A. 10160 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y June 17, 2014 ___________ 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.