Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 09, 2014 |
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Assembly Bill A10023
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A10023 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7650
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง22.13, Ment Hyg L
2013-A10023 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program; empowers the commissioner to develop a heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program for adolescents and adults who have entered and successfully completed treatment programs; provides that the program shall remain available to these individuals at least nine months after the completion of such program; identifies five relevant jurisdictions, as well as a best-practice model to deliver relevant services, and the commissioner shall provide a written evaluation of the demonstration program.
2013-A10023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10023 I N A S S E M B L Y June 9, 2014 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gunther) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 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: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 22.13 to read as follows: S 22.13 HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WITHIN EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS, SHALL DEVELOP A HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WHO HAVE ENTERED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AND SHALL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR NINE MONTHS AFTER COMPLETION OF SUCH TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IDENTIFY AND ESTABLISH UP TO FIVE RURAL OR SUBURBAN HIGH-NEEDS JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 2. THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, CASE MANAGEMENT OR REFERRAL SERVICES PERTAINING TO: (A) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; (B) PEER TO PEER SUPPORT GROUPS; (C) SOCIAL SERVICES AND FAMILY SERVICES AND COUNSELING; (D) EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND COUNSELING; (E) TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE; (F) MEDICAL SERVICES; (G) LEGAL SERVICES; (H) FINANCIAL SERVICES; AND (I) CHILDCARE SERVICES. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESI- DENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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