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Assembly Bill A5912

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services

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2013-A5912 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7149
2011-2012: A1886
2015-2016: A8448
2017-2018: A4531

2013-A5912 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

2013-A5912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5912

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  oversight  of
  substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alco-
  holism and substance abuse services

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision a of section 19.09 of the mental
hygiene law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (A)  and  (B)  to
read as follows:
  (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT  POLICIES  AND  PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORREC-
TIONAL SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH REVIEWS SHALL  BE  TO  ENSURE  THAT
POLICIES  AND  PROGRAMS  EMPLOY  EVIDENCE-BASED  AND  BEST PRACTICES AND
COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  TO  THE  FULLEST
EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL SETTING.
  (B)  SUCH  REVIEWS  SHALL BE CONDUCTED, AT A MINIMUM, EVERY TWO YEARS,
AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL FILE A WRITTEN REPORT WITH THE  GOVERNOR  AND
THE  LEGISLATURE  SUMMARIZING  THE RESULTS AND SETTING FORTH RECOMMENDA-
TIONS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR MODIFYING,  IMPLEMENTING,
DEVELOPING,  OR  COORDINATING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. THE FIRST REPORT SHALL BE FILED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09369-01-3

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