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                                   10177
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2018
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the publishing of
   annual inspection reports of chemical dependence programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  22.03  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D) 1. THE AGENCY SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS  WEBSITE  ON  AN  ANNUAL  BASIS
 INSPECTION   REPORTS  FOR  EACH  PROGRAM  IT  LICENSES;  THE  NUMBER  OF
 COMPLAINTS AND TYPE OF COMPLAINTS LODGED ABOUT EACH PROGRAM  (OUTPATIENT
 AND RESIDENTIAL); AND THE NUMBER OF DISCHARGES FOR EACH PROGRAM, INCLUD-
 ING THE BASIS FOR EACH DISCHARGE.
   2. EVERY AGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL RECORD AND REPORT THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION TO THE AGENCY ON MONTHLY BASIS:
   A.  THE  NUMBER  OF  PATIENTS ENROLLED IN THE SERVICE IN THE PRECEDING
 CALENDAR MONTH;
   B. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO COMPLETED THE SERVICE IN  THE  PRECEDING
 CALENDAR MONTH;
   C.  THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO VOLUNTARILY LEFT THE SERVICE, AND THEIR
 REASON FOR LEAVING THE SERVICE, IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR MONTH;
   D. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE SERVICE IN THE PRECEDING
 CALENDAR MONTH AND BASIS FOR EACH SUCH DISCHARGE;
   E. NUMBER OF PATIENTS  WHO  RECEIVE  DISABILITY  BENEFITS,  NUMBER  OF
 PATIENTS  WHO  HAVE  CO-OCCURRING  MENTAL  HEALTH  DIAGNOSES,  NUMBER OF
 PATIENTS WHO ARE COURT-MANDATED TO THE SERVICE;
   F. THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, INCLUDING RACE, GENDER, AGE,  NATIONAL
 ORIGIN,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  HEALTH  INSURANCE  STATUS, HOUSING STATUS
 PRIOR  TO  ADMISSION,  SHELTER  HISTORY,  HISTORY  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 INVOLVEMENT  (I.E.,  CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE), AND
 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION OF ALL PATIENTS REFERRED TO IN SUBPARAGRAPHS
 A THROUGH E OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   G. THE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF DISCHARGES AND THE OUTCOMES
 OF THOSE APPEALS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14634-01-8

 A. 10177                            2
 
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such date.