Assembly Bill A8150

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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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2017-A8150 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
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

2017-A8150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A8150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

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