assembly Bill A3091

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for screening for alcoholism and chemical dependency

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 15, 2018 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 10, 2018 advanced to third reading cal.862
May 08, 2018 reported
Apr 24, 2018 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 03, 2018 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Jan 26, 2017 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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A3091 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7804
2013-2014: A1610
2015-2016: A885
2019-2020: A3391

A3091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals, recognized by the office to enable the implementation of the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program, regarding screening for alcoholism and chemical dependency.

A3091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3091

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CYMBROWITZ, CRESPO, MONTESANO, ORTIZ -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop  training
  materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals
  to  encourage implementation of the screening, brief intervention, and
  referral to treatment program

  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 (l) to read as follows:
  (L) THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, IN  CONSUL-
TATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL PROVIDE AND PUBLISH, IN
ELECTRONIC OR OTHER FORMAT, TRAINING MATERIALS FOR HEALTH  CARE  PROVID-
ERS,  AS  DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, RECOGNIZED
BY THE OFFICE TO ENABLE  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  SCREENING,  BRIEF
INTERVENTION,  AND  REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PROGRAM (SBIRT). SUCH TRAINING
MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL MATERIALS NECESSARY TO INFORM HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS AND QUALIFIED HEALTH  PROFESSIONALS  OF  THE  METHOD  FOR
ADMINISTERING  THE SBIRT PROGRAM TO A PATIENT IN THE CARE OF HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS OR QUALIFIED HEALTH  PROFESSIONALS.  SUCH  TRAINING  MATERIALS
SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND QUALIFIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE  OFFICIAL  WEBSITES  OF  THE  OFFICE  AND  THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND BY ANY OTHER MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE
COMMISSIONER.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06245-01-7