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                                   4953
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sens. HARCKHAM, COONEY, MAY, ROLISON, WEBB -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  establishing  an
   intensive  addiction  and  medical  services integrated services pilot
   program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
   tion 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
 19.18-d to read as follows:
 § 19.18-D INTENSIVE  ADDICTION  AND MEDICAL SERVICES INTEGRATED SERVICES
             PILOT PROGRAM.
   1. WITHIN THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE OFFICE, A PILOT PROGRAM  SHALL
 BE  ESTABLISHED  TO  SUPPORT  TWO THREE-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS THAT
 PROVIDE INTENSIVE ADDICTION AND MEDICAL SERVICES INTEGRATED SERVICES  TO
 INDIVIDUALS  WHO  HAVE  SIGNIFICANT ADDICTION AND MEDICAL ISSUES. ONE OF
 THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS SHALL BE LOCATED IN  A  RURAL  AREA  AND  ONE
 SHALL  BE LOCATED IN AN URBAN SETTING AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 THE SERVICES PROVIDED SHALL INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  INTENSIVE
 PHYSICAL  HEALTH  CARE SERVICES, ADDICTION COUNSELING FOR BOTH THE INDI-
 VIDUAL WITH SIGNIFICANT ADDICTION AND MEDICAL ISSUES AND  THEIR  FAMILY,
 PEER  SUPPORTS,  AND  TRANSPORTATION  ASSISTANCE. SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE
 PRIMARILY PROVIDED IN A TREATMENT FACILITY CERTIFIED BY THE  OFFICE  OR,
 AS CLINICALLY AND SOCIALLY NECESSITATED, IN THE COMMUNITY OR HOME OF THE
 INDIVIDUAL  RECEIVING  SUCH  SERVICES.  SUCH FUNDING MAY ALSO BE USED TO
 BUILD A NEW FACILITY OR MODIFY AN EXISTING FACILITY FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
   2.  NOT  LATER THAN JUNE THIRTIETH OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT
 OF THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE
 THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03993-01-5
              

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 OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  THE  CHAIR OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM AND
 SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE  ON  ALCOHOLISM
 AND  DRUG  ABUSE WITH A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH EVALUATION
 SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, ADDRESS THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH  DEMON-
 STRATION  PROGRAMS,  IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER
 THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND  ANY  ADDITIONAL  SERVICES  THAT  MAY  BE
 APPROPRIATE  WITHIN EACH TYPE OF PROGRAM OPERATED, REGULATED, FUNDED, OR
 APPROVED BY THE OFFICE, ADDRESS WHETHER CONTINUATION OR EXPANSION OF THE
 PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION  IS  RECOM-
 MENDED,  AND IDENTIFY ANY CHANGES NEEDED IN EXISTING MEDICAID OR PRIVATE
 INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT MODELS. THE WRITTEN  EVALUATION  SHALL  BE  MADE
 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the fiscal year in which this act shall have  become  a  law  and  shall
 expire March 31 of the third succeeding fiscal year thereafter when upon
 such  date  the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.  Effec-
 tive immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rule  or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on or before its
 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 effective date.