Assembly Bill A8448

2015-2016 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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  • 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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2015-A8448 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7149
2011-2012: A1886
2013-2014: A5912
2017-2018: A4531

2015-A8448 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A8448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8448

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

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
CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. 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
CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. THE FIRST REPORT SHALL BE FILED
BY THE COMMISSIONER NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04393-01-5

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