Relates to the heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program; empowers the commissioner to develop a heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program for adolescents and adults who have entered and successfully completed treatment programs; provides that the program shall remain available to these individuals at least nine months after the completion of such program; identifies five relevant jurisdictions, as well as a best-practice model to deliver relevant services, and the commissioner shall provide a written evaluation of the demonstration program.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 9, 2014
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gunther) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the heroin and
opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration 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
22.13 to read as follows:
S 22.13 HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WITHIN EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS, SHALL
DEVELOP A HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS
AND ADULTS WHO HAVE ENTERED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TREATMENT
PROGRAMS, AND SHALL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR NINE MONTHS AFTER
COMPLETION OF SUCH TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IDENTIFY
AND ESTABLISH UP TO FIVE RURAL OR SUBURBAN HIGH-NEEDS JURISDICTIONS IN
THE STATE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
2. THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, CASE MANAGEMENT OR REFERRAL
SERVICES PERTAINING TO:
(A) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES;
(B) PEER TO PEER SUPPORT GROUPS;
(C) SOCIAL SERVICES AND FAMILY SERVICES AND COUNSELING;
(D) EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND COUNSELING;
(E) TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE;
(F) MEDICAL SERVICES;
(G) LEGAL SERVICES;
(H) FINANCIAL SERVICES; AND
(I) CHILDCARE SERVICES.
3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
DENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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