assembly Bill A8419

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the office of addiction services and supports to develop training materials for screening for alcoholism and chemical dependency

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 23, 2022 signed chap.762
Dec 12, 2022 delivered to governor
May 16, 2022 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.205
substituted for a8419
May 16, 2022 substituted by s345
rules report cal.205
reported
May 10, 2022 reported referred to rules
Jan 05, 2022 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Nov 17, 2021 referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Votes

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Feb 9, 2022 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Feb 9, 2022

aye (63)

Jan 24, 2022 - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Jan 24, 2022

aye (7)

Apr 28, 2021 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Apr 28, 2021

aye (63)

Mar 8, 2021 - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2021

aye (7)

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A8419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S345
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
2017-2018: A3091
2019-2020: A3391, S2507

A8419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of addiction services and supports 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.

A8419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8419
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ  -- 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 addiction services and supports to develop training materi-
   als 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 (n) to read as follows:
   (N) THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES  AND  SUPPORTS,  IN  CONSULTATION
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL PROVIDE AND PUBLISH, IN ELECTRON-
 IC  OR  OTHER  FORMAT,  TRAINING MATERIALS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, 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 INTER-
 VENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PROGRAM (SBIRT). SUCH TRAINING  MATE-
 RIALS  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.
                                                            LBD00474-01-1