Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Assembly Bill A782
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CYMBROWITZ
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
co-Sponsors
John T. McDonald III
2015-A782 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 782 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred 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 develop educa- tional materials for health care providers relating to abuse and misuse of prescription drugs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows: (L) THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, IN CONSUL- TATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH, IN ELECTRONIC OR OTHER FORMAT, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY- EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO: ASSIST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE; PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED DRUG SCREENING INSTRUMENTS; AND IDENTIFY RESOURCES TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PATIENT REFERRALS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS. ALL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFFICIAL WEBSITES OF THE OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BY ANY OTHER MEANS DEEMED APPRO- PRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05009-01-5
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