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                                 10540--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2020
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 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hevesi) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Children  and  Families  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  the  education  law  and  the
   public  health law, in relation to providing supports and services for
   youth suffering from adverse childhood experiences
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 131-aaa to read as follows:
   § 131-AAA. AVAILABILITY OF  ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD  EXPERIENCES  SERVICES.
 EACH  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE APPLI-
 CANTS AND RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WHO ARE  A  PARENT,  GUARDIAN,
 CUSTODIAN  OR OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CHILD'S CARE, WITH EDUCATIONAL
 MATERIALS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-C OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES  LAW  TO  EDUCATE  THEM  ABOUT  ADVERSE
 CHILDHOOD  EXPERIENCES,  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND THE
 AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AT  RISK  FOR  OR  SUFFERING  FROM
 ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD  EXPERIENCES.  THE  EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS MAY BE MADE
 AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AND SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME  OF  APPLICA-
 TION, RECERTIFICATION AND ANY OTHER INSTANCES THE APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT
 MAKES CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
   §  2.  Article 5 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 title 12-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE 12-A
          SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE
                           CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
 SECTION 370-C. SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH  SUFFERING  FROM  ADVERSE
                  CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.
   § 370-C. SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE CHILD-
 HOOD  EXPERIENCES.  1. YOUTH SUFFERING FROM OR AT RISK OF ADVERSE CHILD-
 HOOD EXPERIENCES, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION  TWENTY-D  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RANGE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, WHICH  SHALL  BE  BENEFICIAL  TO  THE
 HEALTH  AND  WELL-BEING  OF THE YOUTH. SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE CULTURALLY
 COMPETENT, EVIDENCE BASED AND TRAUMA INFORMED AND INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO  APPROPRIATE  HEALTH  AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES COVERED
 UNDER SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW AND SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE;  PREVENTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT-M OF THIS  CHAPTER,  ENHANCEMENT  OF
 PROTECTIVE  FACTORS  AND  ANY  OTHER  SERVICES  NECESSARY TO SERVE YOUTH
 SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.
   2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE OFFICE OF MENTAL
 HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND THE DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP OR UTILIZE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO BE
 USED TO EDUCATE PARENTS,  GUARDIANS  AND  OTHER  AUTHORIZED  INDIVIDUALS
 ABOUT  ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
 THAT MAY IMPACT OR LEAD TO ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THE IMPORTANCE
 OF PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR  CHILDREN  AT
 RISK  OF OR SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.  SUCH INFORMA-
 TION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AND SHALL BE POSTED ON  EACH
 AGENCY'S WEBSITE.
   §  3.  Subdivision  7  of  section  390  of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  IMPLEMENT  A
 STATEWIDE  CAMPAIGN  TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND OTHER POTENTIAL CONSUMERS OF
 CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS ABOUT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THE  IMPOR-
 TANCE  OF PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR CHIL-
 DREN AT RISK  FOR  OR  EXPERIENCING  ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD  EXPERIENCES  AS
 DEFINED  IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-D OF THIS
 CHAPTER. SUCH STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN, SHALL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 PROVIDING  ALL  LICENSED,  REGISTERED  AND ENROLLED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
 WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF THIS CHAPTER. THE EDUCATIONAL MATERI-
 ALS  MAY  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  ELECTRONICALLY  AND  SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
 PARENTS AND OTHER POTENTIAL CONSUMERS AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT AND ONCE
 EVERY SIX MONTHS DURING THE TIME OF THEIR CHILD'S ENROLLMENT.
   § 4. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVEL-
 OPED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW TO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND  BOARD  OF  COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING PARENTS, GUARDI-
 ANS  AND  OTHER  AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILD'S CARE
 ABOUT  ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD  EXPERIENCES,  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  PROTECTIVE
 FACTORS,  AND  THE  AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OR
 EXPERIENCING  ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD  EXPERIENCES.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 PROVIDE THAT SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE PURSU-
 ANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW.
   § 5. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  2509-b
 to read as follows:
   §  2509-B.  AVAILABILITY  OF  ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES SERVICES.
 EVERY PEDIATRICS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER LICENSED PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE
 PARENT,  GUARDIAN,  CUSTODIAN  OR OTHER AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL OF A CHILD
 THAT THE PEDIATRICIAN SEES IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, WITH  EDUCATIONAL

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 MATERIALS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-C  OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES LAW. SUCH MATERIALS MAY BE PROVIDED
 ELECTRONICALLY AND SHALL BE  USED  TO  INFORM  AND  EDUCATE  THEM  ABOUT
 ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND
 THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AT RISK  FOR  OR  EXPERIENCING
 ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.
   §  6.  Subdivision  7  of  section  2510  of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 428 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   7.  "Covered  health care services" means: the services of physicians,
 optometrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives  and  other  related
 professional  personnel  which  are  provided  on  an  outpatient basis,
 including routine well-child visits; diagnosis and treatment of  illness
 and injury; inpatient health care services; laboratory tests; diagnostic
 x-rays;  prescription  and  non-prescription  drugs  and durable medical
 equipment; radiation  therapy;  chemotherapy;  hemodialysis;  outpatient
 blood  clotting  factor  products  and  other  treatments  and  services
 furnished in connection with the care  of  hemophilia  and  other  blood
 clotting   protein   deficiencies;   emergency  room  services;  hospice
 services; emergency,  preventive  and  routine  dental  care,  including
 medically necessary orthodontia but excluding cosmetic surgery; emergen-
 cy, preventive and routine vision care, including eyeglasses; speech and
 hearing  services;  and, inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol
 and substance abuse services as defined by the commissioner in consulta-
 tion with the superintendent. FOR YOUTH  AT  RISK  FOR  OR  EXPERIENCING
 ADVERSE  CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, COVERED HEALTH  CARE
 SERVICES SHALL ALSO INCLUDE: (A) CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATION
 SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE COVERED BY MEDICAL ASSIST-
 ANCE  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE  ELEVEN OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES
 LAW, COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC SUPPORT AND TREATMENT SERVICES, AND PSYCHOSO-
 CIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, ASSUMING  SUCH  CHILDREN'S  MENTAL  HEALTH
 REHABILITATION  SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS ACTING WITHIN THEIR
 LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE AS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE EDUCATION LAW; AND (B)
 TRAUMA INFORMED CARE THAT INCLUDES THE IDENTIFICATION OF AND APPROPRIATE
 REACTION AND TREATMENT TO ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. "Covered health
 care services" shall not include drugs, procedures and supplies for  the
 treatment  of  erectile  dysfunction when provided to, or prescribed for
 use by, a person who is required to register as a sex offender  pursuant
 to  article  six-C  of  the  correction law, provided that any denial of
 coverage of such drugs, procedures or supplies shall provide the patient
 with the means of obtaining additional information concerning  both  the
 denial and the means of challenging such denial.
   §  7.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.