assembly Bill A8150

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the council for treatment equity within the office of alcoholism and substance abuse

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed/Vetoed by Governor

Your Voice

do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

view actions (3)
Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018 referred to ways and means
Jun 07, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
May 31, 2017 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Co-Sponsors

A8150 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.45, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A692
2021-2022: A1927

A8150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the council for treatment equity within the office of alcoholism and substance abuse.

A8150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  8150

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2017
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
  council  for  treatment  equity  within  the  office of alcoholism and
  substance abuse

  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
19.45 to read as follows:
§ 19.45 THE COUNCIL FOR TREATMENT EQUITY.
  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE  COUNCIL  FOR  TREATMENT  EQUITY  CREATED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF A FULL TIME DIRECTOR AND
ANY  ADDITIONAL FULL OR PART TIME STAFF THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY
TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) "TREATMENT EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE ADVISORY BOARD TO
THE COUNCIL, CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  (C) "VULNERABLE POPULATIONS" SHALL MEAN  THOSE  WHO  HAVE  EXPERIENCED
INJUSTICES AND DISADVANTAGES AS A RESULT OF THEIR RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXU-
AL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER IDENTITY, DISABILITY STATUS, AGE, SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS AND/OR ANY OTHER STATUS WHICH HAS CAUSED A PERSON  TO  EXPERIENCE
INJUSTICES AND DISADVANTAGES.
  (D)  "RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AREAS" SHALL MEAN COUNTIES WHERE
THE NON-WHITE POPULATION IS FORTY PERCENT OR MORE OR THE SERVICE AREA OF
AN AGENCY, CORPORATION, FACILITY OR INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING  SUBSTANCE  USE
DISORDER  SERVICES  WHERE THE NON-WHITE POPULATION OF SAID AREA IS FORTY
PERCENT OR MORE.
  (E) "PROVIDER OF SERVICES" SHALL MEAN ANY AGENCY, CORPORATION, FACILI-
TY OR INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES TO VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11993-01-7