Assembly Bill A8151

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse to maintain a directory on their website

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8151 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8552
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L

2017-A8151 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse to maintain a directory on their website.

2017-A8151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8151
 
                        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  requiring  the
   office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to maintain a direc-
   tory on their website

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
   (K)(1)  THE  OFFICE SHALL MAINTAIN ON ITS WEBSITE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
 DIRECTORY OF ALL PROVIDERS AND PROGRAMS OPERATED, LICENSED, OR CERTIFIED
 BY THE OFFICE AND SHALL BE SEARCHABLE BY  THE  INFORMATION  REQUIRED  BY
 PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (2) THE DIRECTORY SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I) LOCATION OR LOCATIONS OF EACH PROVIDER OR PROGRAM;
   (II) CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH PROVIDER OR PROGRAM;
   (III) SERVICES OFFERED BY EACH PROVIDER OR PROGRAM AT EACH LOCATION OF
 SUCH  PROVIDER OR PROGRAM IF MORE THAN ONE, AS WELL AS WHICH MEDICATIONS
 ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT PROVIDER;
   (IV) SPECIAL POPULATIONS SERVED;
   (V) INSURANCE ACCEPTED;
   (VI) AVAILABILITY OF BEDS AND SERVICES; AND
   (VII) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY.
   (3) THE OFFICE MAY  UTILIZE  AN  EXISTING  DIRECTORY  TO  SATISFY  THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law, provided, however, that the office of alco-
 holism and substance abuse services may promulgate rules and regulations
 as shall be necessary to implement this act.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11990-01-7

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