Bill Text: NY S08552 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse to maintain a directory on their website.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8151 [S08552 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S08552-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8552
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 10, 2018
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
          office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to maintain a direc-
          tory on their website
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
     3    (k)(1)  The  office shall maintain on its website a publicly available
     4  directory of all providers and programs operated, licensed, or certified
     5  by the office and shall be searchable by  the  information  required  by
     6  paragraph two of this subdivision.
     7    (2) The directory shall include the following information:
     8    (i) Location or locations of each provider or program;
     9    (ii) Contact information for each provider or program;
    10    (iii) Services offered by each provider or program at each location of
    11  such  provider or program if more than one, as well as which medications
    12  are available at any medication-assisted treatment provider;
    13    (iv) Special populations served;
    14    (v) Insurance accepted;
    15    (vi) Availability of beds and services; and
    16    (vii) Any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
    17    (3) The office may  utilize  an  existing  directory  to  satisfy  the
    18  requirements of this subdivision.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    20  it  shall have become a law, provided, however, that the office of alco-
    21  holism and substance abuse services may promulgate rules and regulations
    22  as shall be necessary to implement this act.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11990-01-7