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Assembly Bill A10104

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires development of educational materials for screening alcoholism and chemical dependency to health care providers

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2009-A10104 (ACTIVE) - Details

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2009-A10104 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires development of educational materials for screening alcoholism and chemical dependency be made available to health care providers.

2009-A10104 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10104 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10104

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT requiring the office of alcoholism and substance  abuse  services
  to  develop  educational  materials regarding screening for alcoholism
  and chemical dependency to health care providers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance
abuse services, in consultation with the commissioner of the  department
of  health,  shall  provide  and publish, in electronic or other format,
educational materials for health care providers, as defined in  subdivi-
sion  6  of  section  238 of the public health law, regarding screening,
assessment, and diagnosis of alcoholism and  chemical  dependency.  Such
educational materials may include, but shall not be limited to, informa-
tion  regarding  symptoms  of  addiction,  causes of addiction, evidence
based instruments health care providers may use in screening,  screening
techniques,  and  treatment.  Such  educational  materials shall be made
available to health care providers through the official website  of  the
office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and by any other means
deemed  appropriate  by the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and
substance abuse services.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16191-01-0

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