Assembly Bill A7806

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Defines the scope of responsibilities of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7806 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4466
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S910

2011-A7806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines the scope of responsibilities of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans.

2011-A7806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7806

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 17, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, CASTELLI -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to defining the
  scope of responsibilities of the office of  alcoholism  and  substance
  abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans

  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 (i) to read as follows:
  (I)  THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL PERI-
ODICALLY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS'  AFFAIRS:
(1)  REVIEW THE PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS
OF THE STATE'S VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES AND WHO  ARE
RECOVERING  FROM  ALCOHOL  AND/OR  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE ARE BEING MET AND TO
DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS TO PROGRAMS TO MEET SUCH NEEDS; AND (2) IN  COLLAB-
ORATION WITH THE STATE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND THE COMMISSION-
ER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
IMPROVE  PROGRAMS  THAT  PROVIDE  TREATMENT,   REHABILITATION,   RELAPSE
PREVENTION,  AND  RECOVERY  SERVICES  TO  VETERANS  WHO HAVE SERVED IN A
COMBAT THEATRE OR COMBAT ZONE OF  OPERATIONS  AND  HAVE  A  CO-OCCURRING
MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOLISM OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11583-01-1

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