Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 27, 2022 |
print number 8675a |
May 27, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to alcoholism and substance abuse |
Mar 29, 2022 |
referred to alcoholism and substance abuse |
Senate Bill S8675A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 30th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Abuse 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
Bill Amendments
2021-S8675 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Alcoholism And Substance Abuse
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S384
2021-S8675 - Summary
Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to collect data on the number of facilities sited and operating within each jurisdiction of each community board; make such data available on the office's website, updated as needed to maintain an accurate dataset; and consider such data in the course of the approval of the establishment, incorporation and certification of providers of substance use disorder services.
2021-S8675 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8675 SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to limiting the amount of addiction and substance abuse facilities in the city of New York PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is for the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS) to limit the issuance of operation creden- tials to substance abuse and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment facil- ities to only five facilities per community board district. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the mental hygiene law Section 1 paragraph (b) by inserting "In cities with a population of one million or more, the commissioner shall ensure that there are no more than five facilities operating pursuant to this article within the jurisdiction of each
2021-S8675 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8675 I N S E N A T E March 29, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to limiting the amount of addiction and substance abuse facilities in the city of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 19.17 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 596 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: (b) The commissioner shall establish the areas which each facility under his or her jurisdiction shall serve and the categories of patients which each such facility shall receive, retain, or treat. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO MORE THAN FIVE FACILITIES OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI- CLE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF EACH COMMUNITY BOARD. The commissioner shall provide for priority of admission for persons whose children have been placed in foster care or are in jeopardy of being so placed pursu- ant to article ten of the family court act or article six of the social services law. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14787-01-2
2021-S8675A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Alcoholism And Substance Abuse
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S384
2021-S8675A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to collect data on the number of facilities sited and operating within each jurisdiction of each community board; make such data available on the office's website, updated as needed to maintain an accurate dataset; and consider such data in the course of the approval of the establishment, incorporation and certification of providers of substance use disorder services.
2021-S8675A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8675A SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing, incorporating and certifying addiction and substance abuse facilities in the city of New York PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to requite the collection of oversaturation data and employ said data in future decisions impacting communities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds the following provisions to the MH Law: In cities with a population of one million or more, the commissioner shall collect data on the number of facilities sited and operating within each jurisdiction of each community board. Such data shall be made available on the office's website, updated as needed to maintain an accurate dataset, and consid- ered in the course of the approval of the establishment, incorporation
2021-S8675A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8675--A I N S E N A T E March 29, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing, incorporating and certifying addiction and substance abuse facilities in the city of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 271 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (g) (1) The commissioner shall establish and operate chemical depend- ence programs, facilities, and services for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, including relapse prevention and recovery mainte- nance, of persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol and/or substances, and significant others not limited to the psychiatric model but embodying all recognized or promising approaches. (2) IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL COLLECT DATA ON THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES SITED AND OPERAT- ING WITHIN EACH JURISDICTION OF EACH COMMUNITY BOARD. SUCH DATA SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE, UPDATED AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE DATASET, AND CONSIDERED IN THE COURSE OF THE APPROVAL OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PROVIDERS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14787-02-2
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